The next three contributors are Deputies Martin Kenny, Shane Cassells and Michael Healy-Rae but with their co-operation, I might get to a few more.

Page 98 of the programme for Government contains a commitment to building successful rural and community policing. At a recent meeting of the joint policing committee in Leitrim, we discussed the problem of burglaries. An issue came up at that meeting which has also been debated in this House and elsewhere. It was agreed by senior gardaí that there was an issue with cash for gold shops which were being exploited by thieves. Among the main targets of thieves who are breaking into houses are jewellery and gold items. They are not robbing them to wear them but to cash them in. They walk into these cash for gold shops, get cash for the goods and walk out. Simple regulations must be put in place to ensure that this can be stopped. The senior gardaí to whom I referred made three proposals in that regard.

There needs to be photographic evidence of the gold that is brought in and a record to which the police can have access. There also needs to be photographic evidence of the person.

The Deputy is depriving other Members. I call the Minister.

Rather than giving them cash, a cheque should be posted to the person's address to ensure this is open and transparent.

I am not averse to dealing with that matter if the Deputy deems it appropriate and helpful. On the matter of resources, I want to add to what I said earlier in response to Deputy Martin, Deputy Nolan and others that, obviously, the matter of the allocation of resources in each individual Garda division is a matter for An Garda Síochána.

This requires no resources.

I will be meeting the acting Garda Commissioner later this week and I will be happy to convey the concerns of the Deputy with regard to the north west.