Could I draw to the Minister's attention the fact that there are two garda squad cars attached to the Tallaght Garda station, which has been the position for the last nine years? Similarly, there are only two Garda squad cars attached to Rathfarnham Garda station, which has been the position for the last ten years?

Would the Deputy please confine himself to Tallaght?

Would the Minister not agree that in the light of the massive increase in population of those areas, there is need for additional Garda squad cars in both Garda stations? I raised the question of both Garda stations because one acts as a substitute for the other when a car goes out of order. Would the Minister not agree that this is a totally unsatisfactory situation and give the House an assurance that by the end of this year there will be at least an additional two Garda squad cars attached to each of these Garda stations referred to?

It must be appreciated that there is not much point in having Garda squad cars if you do not have somebody to drive them. That was the position until recently and still is the position in many stations. The manpower in the station in question is not what it should be and cannot be what it should be until additional manpower comes on stream as a result of the present recruitment programme.