Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí serving in each of the Garda stations in the Waterford constituency for each year since 1997 to date in 2005; the population served by each Garda station in 1997 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/05]

Michael 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 Waterford-Kilkenny division — since constituency boundaries do not correlate with Garda divisional boundaries — at the end of each year from 1997 to 2004, inclusive, and as at 8 October 2005, is as set out in the table beneath. Corresponding figures sourced from the CSO 2002 census of population are also included.

It should be noted that the allocation of Garda personnel is determined by several factors, including population, crime trends and other operational policing needs of the area.