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Wednesday, 25 May 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Garda Strength

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Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí allocated to each Dublin Garda station from 1998 to date; the population covered by each station; the number of community gardaí allocated to Blanchardstown Garda station; and the rank of same. [17568/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel, that the personnel strength in regard to all ranks in each Garda station in the Dublin metropolitan region as at 31 December for 1997 to 2004 and at 24 May 2005, as well as the population covered by each station, formulated from the figures gathered in the 2002 census, are set out in the following tables.

Station'97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 24 May 2005 Population
Pearse Street 231 215 215 221 216 214 238 252 248 10,402
Harcourt Terrace 91 93 84 84 80 79 74 77 80 7,570
Kevin Street 124 122 113 116 117 117 117 119 119 23,557
Kilmainham 75 87 101 97 76 76 73 81 81 18,948
Donnybrook 126 129 126 120 116 114 123 125 125 24,511
Irishtown 60 59 57 59 54 49 55 57 53 17,751
Crumlin 82 85 83 84 86 88 83 87 89 36,358
Sundrive Road 54 57 52 56 58 57 60 65 64 23,165
Rathfarnham 63 57 63 63 67 74 71 76 73 53,927
Tallaght 133 139 142 159 159 159 165 173 177 74,485
Rathmines 90 90 76 79 81 67 72 72 71 32,478
Terenure 49 46 60 67 66 84 86 91 94 22,795
Santry 93 87 78 77 83 91 105 107 119 20,537
Whitehall 45 42 38 43 40 40 40 35 32 14,731
Ballymun 57 57 56 63 64 64 63 65 63 20,312
Dublin Airport 50 48 56 57 58 19 23 24 25 15
Coolock 93 89 93 89 85 84 87 84 92 47,918
Malahide 43 39 39 44 43 43 40 40 41 25,393
Swords 45 44 49 52 54 57 56 68 71 37,283
Raheny 64 59 61 63 61 64 60 66 65 25,799
Clontarf 57 59 56 56 60 64 62 69 65 39,422
Howth 30 34 35 37 39 41 42 44 44 21,283
Blanchardstown 89 94 104 106 124 132 140 152 167 70,661
Cabra 82 76 80 83 76 76 66 63 61 21,044
Finglas 76 83 90 88 78 78 70 74 82 24,394
Lucan 58 61 57 67 75 73 65 74 70 29,419
Leixlip 11 16 19 21 18 24 26 28 26 15,089
Ballyfermot 72 71 66 77 75 73 77 76 76 26,782
Clondalkin 56 51 62 63 66 82 81 82 83 31,392
Ronanstown 58 65 63 65 66 72 79 81 87 24,784
Rathcoole* 17 19 19 23 21 23 28 26 10,016
Store Street 231 227 234 233 228 225 260 269 267 12,485
Fitzgibbon Street 120 118 114 113 112 116 119 119 118 11,553
Mountjoy 78 84 80 75 77 82 86 91 87 26,073
Bridewell 156 157 167 167 155 157 164 166 162 23,033
Dún Laoghaire 109 110 104 107 109 106 90 104 104 9,842
Dalkey 27 23 23 23 23 29 28 26 26 15,163
Kill-O-Grange 35 35 38 36 33 36 37 35 32 23,587
Cabinteely 42 42 46 49 41 39 40 41 39 23,577
Bray 76 74 76 77 77 79 75 85 84 30,390
Enniskerry 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3,455
Shankill 50 48 53 53 48 53 55 61 63 19,315
Greystones 28 28 28 28 26 28 29 28 30 15,488
Blackrock 71 75 75 75 74 66 66 68 73 31,853
Dundrum 62 57 51 53 62 69 65 68 70 40,202
Stepaside 40 40 42 42 37 36 32 31 32 11,444
* In 1997 Rathcoole formed part of the Carlow-Kildare division.

There are currently two sergeants and 16 gardaí allocated to community policing duties on a full-time basis at Blanchardstown Garda station. In regard to Garda resources generally, the Deputy is aware that in October 2004, the Government approved my proposal to increase the strength of the Garda Síochána to 14,000 members on a phased basis, in line with the agreed programme for Government commitment in this regard. This is a key commitment in the programme for Government and its implementation will significantly strengthen the operational capacity of the force.

The Garda Commissioner will now draw up plans on how best to distribute and manage these additional resources and the needs of each Dublin Garda station will be considered in the context of the needs of Garda stations around the country. Clearly, the additional resources will be targeted at the areas of greatest need, as envisaged in the programme for Government. The programme focuses in particular on areas with a significant drugs problem and a significant number of public order offences.

However, it will be possible to address other priorities, such as the need to increase significantly the number of gardaí allocated to traffic duties as part of the new Garda traffic corps. I have already promised that the additional gardaí will not be put on administrative duties but will be placed directly into frontline, operational, high visibility policing where they can have a real impact.

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