I wish to commend the Garda on its massive success with Operation Thor. Members may have seen the figures related to it, which were announced yesterday. There was a 14% drop in burglaries throughout winter 2025-26 compared with 2024-25. On average, only two residential burglaries are reported per day across An Garda Síochána's north-western region, which includes ten counties, including my own of Galway. Operation Thor was launched in November 2015 and is designed to tackle the anticipated increase in the number of burglaries and associated criminal activity that usually occur in the winter months by undertaking targeted enforcement. It has been a remarkable success in the 11 years since. Recorded residential burglaries during the winter phase have dropped by 80%. Just over 2,600 residential burglaries were reported in the 2025-26 winter phase, compared with over 12,000 residential burglaries reported in the 2014-15 winter phase.

Like everyone else, I have family and friends who struggle after being the victim of a burglary. It can be very difficult from a mental health perspective for victims. To see an 80% drop in residential burglaries over a decade is something I would not have thought possible. It is a tribute to the outstanding work being done. There have to be lessons we can learn from this that can be applied to other areas. It would be worth getting into the finer detail of how this transformation has come around.

For today, let me conclude by offering my thanks to senior gardaí and those gardaí on the front line for their outstanding work.