Can the Minister indicate how many gardaí are on duty in the Sundrive Road station?

I have not got information in regard to the Sundrive Road station. I answered a question put down by the Deputy a short time ago.

In his answer some time ago the information the Minister gave did not convey the true situation. Is the Minister aware that in this station they are 18 under strength?

I am not so aware. If the Deputy puts down a specific question about the Sundrive Road station I will answer it.

This question relates to Tallaght.

I want to inform the Minister——

That is not in order.

——that the Garda are 18 under strength in the Sundrive Road station. Is he further aware that there are no foot patrols on occasion because people are assigned to other duties?

The Deputy must confine the supplementaries to the subject matter of the question. The Tallaght area is involved here. I cannot allow an extension of that.

Will the Minister indicate that more gardaí will be assigned to the Ballyfermot, Sundrive Road, Kilmainham and Crumlin areas in the near future?

I cannot say where they will be allocated but the Commissioner will assign the extra gardaí as they become available later in the year to the areas where they are most urgently required.