Policing and Community Safety Authority Ireland reported on performance levels in An Garda Síochána today and has said that unfortunately, it is failing in 11 of the 18 areas the authority made recommendations in. Recruitment and retention, which we have spoken about often here, is a major issue. However, the authority complimented and pointed out how high visibility policing is working in the capital but it is not working in Roscrea and many other towns in Ireland. How is that we have a situation where we have a Minister from Dublin and high visibility in Dublin? If you walk out of here, you will see them all over the place, which is great. However, you will not find them in Roscrea. Why is there high visibility of gardaí across Dublin this Christmas but there is not in Roscrea? Why is rural Ireland being discriminated against compared to Dublin when it comes to high visibility policing?

I was in Templemore recently with Deputy O'Meara, who raised the issue of the need for more gardaí in Tipperary more generally. There is good recruitment now. The largest class came in recently and it is really buoyant in Templemore in respect of the investment there and the gardaí coming through. The next stage will be-----

I hope there will not be a second college.

Please, Deputy.

We will try to increase and expand and do what we can with Templemore.

Okay good. I am delighted.

The point is we will get there. I am afraid to say it to the Deputy but there was a big allocation to Cork recently. We are going to do it in stages and Roscrea and Tipperary will get a good allocation.

We only got one in the last allocation for the whole county.

Please, Deputy Kelly.

It is wrong to say it is discrimination. Instead of giving dribs and drabs all over the country, what is happening in terms of-----

Go to Roscrea and look at it. You cannot find a garda.

The Taoiseach's time is up. I call Deputy Murphy.

-----Dublin is correct. It has worked and is demonstrable. It will be repeated across the country.

There are no gardaí there.