Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Commissioner represents all of the organisation both rural and urban. As he or she will consult any of those bodies he or she deems fit or look at any of the priorities or principles, this covers not just rural but urban areas. In terms of resourcing and allocation, it is the same in any Department, organisation or agency. It must have the capacity and funding. There is a separate process in terms of identifying what funding is allocated to each Department every year. The Commissioner must then work with the resources he or she has and allocate them as he or she sees fit. This legislation allows for the Commissioner to make those decisions based on what the priorities are and where policing priorities need to be.