Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is. If the Leader cannot see that, then there is a problem. He should talk to anyone who goes to the meetings. I never miss a meeting. I go to them all to make sure that I am there for the community and I am there to help to help gardaí in any way that I can.

While I appreciate that gardaí do a great job, and that is not even in question, and while the new location of superintendents and other management may make sense, gardaí themselves may not have fully known this in their own areas, so I believe that one of the biggest issues is communication. It is not about the blame game. I know the Minister is doing his best, and I can say that, being from a neighbouring county. It is all of us working together that will solve this, not the blame game. It is sad that every time I come to the House, all I hear from Senator Buttimer is blame, blame, blame. I can tell the Minister that we in Fianna Fáil will work with him to try to sort out the issues to give people what they want, namely, the confidence to know that they are safe. It is a case of all of us working together to make sure that people feel safe in their homes. I guarantee him that I will work with him on that and so will the Fianna Fáil Party.