Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These are operational matters. Every politician can be approached if there are concerns about activity in their areas, which I understand. We want operational decisions that put gardaí where they are needed. The best way of doing this is to have proper assessments, data and the kind of resources I have been talking about. As the Deputy said, an additional two sergeants and 25 gardaí have been allocated to the Louth Garda division as an interim measure. They have been transferred temporarily from adjoining Garda divisions in the Dublin metropolitan region to support the work of the 283 members assigned to the Louth division. Garda management will continue to keep the allocation of resources in County Louth under continuous review in the context of additional gardaí becoming available for assignment as a result of Garda recruitment. They will also be taking account of crime trends, the demographics and policing priorities, as they always do. The work of local gardaí in Louth division is augmented by a number of Garda national units such as the National Bureau of Crime Investigation, the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Garda National Immigration Bureau.