Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 466: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí employed in Carlow town for each year from 2002 to 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2818/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of Carlow Garda station as at years ending 31 December 2002 to 2005, inclusively, was as set out in the table hereunder:

The timescale for achieving the target strength of 14,000 members of the Garda Síochána, in line with the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government, remains as when I announced the Government approval in October 2004 for my proposals to achieve this objective. The phased increase in the strength of the Garda Síochána to 14,000 will lead to a combined strength, of both attested gardaí and recruits in training, of 14,000 by the end of this year. As part of the accelerated recruitment campaign to facilitate this process, 1,125 Garda recruits were inducted to the Garda College during 2005. The college will induct 1,100 recruits this year and a further 1,100 in 2007, by way of intakes to the Garda College of approximately 275 recruits every quarter. This project is fully on target and will be achieved.