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Wednesday, 28 September 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Garda Strength

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Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 1059: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí serving in each of the Dublin Garda stations for each year since 1997 to the present; the population served by each Garda station in 1997 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25817/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of each Garda station in the Dublin metropolitan region, as at year ends 1997 to 2004, inclusive, and as at 26 September 2005, as well as the population covered by each station formulated from the figures gathered in the 2002 census of population were as set out in the following tabular statement:

Station 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004September 2005 Population
Ballyfermot 72 71 66 77 75 73 77 76 79 26,782
Ballymun 57 57 56 63 64 64 63 65 63 20,312
Blackrock 71 75 75 75 74 66 66 68 74 31,853
Blanchardstown 89 94 104 106 124 132 140 152 164 70,661
Bray 76 74 76 77 77 79 75 85 87 30,390
Bridewell 156 157 167 167 155 157 164 166 164 23,033
Cabinteely 42 42 46 49 41 39 40 41 38 23,577
Cabra 82 76 80 83 76 76 66 63 68 21,044
Clondalkin 56 51 62 63 66 82 81 82 81 31,392
Clontarf 57 59 56 56 60 64 62 69 60 39,422
Coolock 93 89 93 89 85 84 87 84 95 47,918
Crumlin 82 85 83 84 86 88 83 87 91 36,358
Dalkey 27 23 23 23 23 29 28 26 26 15,163
Donnybrook 126 129 126 120 116 114 123 125 120 24,511
Dublin Airport 50 48 56 57 58 19 23 24 23 15
Dundrum 62 57 51 53 62 69 65 68 71 40202
Dún Laoghaire 109 110 104 107 109 106 90 104 100 9842
Enniskerry 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3,455
Finglas 76 83 90 88 78 78 70 74 77 24,394
Fitzgibbon Street 120 118 114 113 112 116 119 119 116 11,553
Greystones 28 28 28 28 26 28 29 28 28 15,488
Harcourt Terrace 91 93 84 84 80 79 74 77 79 7,570
Howth 30 34 35 37 39 41 42 44 46 21,283
Irishtown 60 59 57 59 54 49 55 57 56 17,751
Kevin St. 124 122 113 116 117 117 117 119 122 23,557
Kill O'Grange 35 35 38 36 33 36 37 35 31 23,587
Kilmainham 75 87 101 97 76 76 73 81 79 18,948
Leixlip 11 16 19 21 18 24 26 28 26 15,089
Lucan 58 61 57 67 75 73 65 74 68 29,419
Malahide 43 39 39 44 43 43 40 40 39 25,393
Mountjoy 78 84 80 75 77 82 86 91 87 26,073
Pearse Street 231 215 215 221 216 214 238 252 245 10,402
Raheny 64 59 61 63 61 64 60 66 61 25,799
Rathcoole 0* 17 19 19 23 21 23 28 25 10,016
Rathfarnham 63 57 63 63 67 74 71 76 68 53,927
Rathmines 90 90 76 79 81 67 72 72 70 32,478
Ronanstown 58 65 63 65 66 72 79 81 90 24,784
Santry 93 87 78 77 83 91 105 107 118 20,537
Shankill 50 48 53 53 48 53 55 61 57 19,315
Stepaside 40 40 42 42 37 36 32 31 29 11,444
Store Street 231 227 234 233 228 225 260 269 266 12,485
Sundrive Road 54 57 52 56 58 57 60 65 62 23,165
Swords 45 44 49 52 54 57 56 68 69 37,283
Tallaght 133 139 142 159 159 159 165 173 174 74,485
Terenure 49 46 60 67 66 84 86 91 94 22,795
Whitehall 45 42 38 43 40 40 40 35 33 14,731
The asterisk signifies that in 1997, Rathcoole formed part of the Carlow-Kildare division.

Garda management states that the allocation of Garda personnel is determined by a number of factors including population, crime trends and other operational policing needs of the area.

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