Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 519: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí whose primary duties include engaging in community policing in each Garda division. [32064/05]

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 number of gardaí, all ranks, assigned to community policing duties in each Garda division as at 21 June 2005, the latest date for which figures are available, is set out in the following table.

It should be noted that all members of the Garda Síochána have responsibility, inter alia, to deal with community policing issues as they arise.

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 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.