Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 515: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31983/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities, responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of each operational Garda division as at 28 October 2005 is set out in the following table.

The accelerated recruitment campaign to reach a record force strength of 14,000, in line with the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government, is fully on target. This will lead to a combined strength, of both attested gardaí and recruits in training, of 14,000 by the end of 2006. The Garda Commissioner will now be drawing up plans on how best to distribute and manage these additional resources and, in this context, the overall needs of the Garda Síochána will be fully considered.