Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of house burglaries and car thefts in the Kill area of County Kildare in the past five years; the detection rate for each; the number of gardaí allocated to duties in the Kill area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36147/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of Kill Garda station as at 22 November 2005 was three, all ranks. Kill Garda station is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. When the station is not open, the public access call box and call diversion systems enable access to the district headquarters at Naas.

Local Garda management are satisfied that the current policing arrangements at Kill are adequate to meet the present policing needs of the area. Numbers of Garda personnel, together with overall policing arrangements and operational safety, are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that optimum use is made of Garda resources, and the best possible Garda service is provided to the general public.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of unauthorised taking of vehicles and burglary of dwellings offences recorded and the detection rate for the Naas garda district from 2000 to 2004. Kill Garda subdistrict is included in the Naas garda district.