The Tánaiste misses the point completely. First, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, criticised both his predecessors. He said it was a tragedy that this system had not been implemented. Second, is the Tánaiste not aware that there is a computerised system in operation in 16 local authorities for parking fines that works and that could be adapted for the penalty points system? Third, does the Tánaiste accept that in a situation where the streets, businesses and homes of Ireland are now unsafe not on a weekly basis but on a nightly basis she, as the Deputy head of Government, is presiding over gross incompetence in Government where failure to protect our citizens brought the comment from the President yesterday that Irish society should wise up? Is the Tánaiste prepared to bring a proposal before Cabinet to provide the necessary resources so that visibility of gardaí will be evidenced on the street, the citizens of this State can feel protected and we will not have unedifying scenes in the streets more akin to Dodge City in the 1880s than to modern Ireland?

The Ceann Comhairle is going to pull me up on my comment that the President said we should wise up as a society. There was no derogatory intent. The President did comment that society should wise up. The Government is in charge, and I would like it to bring proposals before Cabinet to do that.

Over the past six years the resources provided to the Garda Síochána have been increased by about 60%. The vote in the justice area is up to €900 million. I accept that far too many of our citizens have become victims of serious, vicious, horrific crimes. That is why a number of Bills are planned in this area to give the Garda additional powers.

Crime is up, protection is down.

It is too late for many people.

It is a gross failure of the Minister.

Crime is up, protection is down.

Allow the Tánaiste to continue without interruption. This is the Fine Gael leader's question, Deputy Stagg.

The Public Order Bill is on the agenda for the Dáil today. In addition to the Oireachtas making the law, it must ensure the law is enforced, and it is a matter for the Garda Síochána at every level in the force to ensure that the law is enforced without fear or favour.