Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the position whereby towns in north Kildare are in different Garda divisions, with Leixlip being in DMA west, Maynooth in the Carlow/Kildare Division and Kilcock in the Louth/Meath Division; his views on transferring those towns into a Kildare Garda Division to streamline resources and responses by Gardaí in view of the fact that the towns are only 10 kilometres apart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26927/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act, 2005, decisions on the realignment of Garda Regional & Divisional boundaries are matters for the Garda Commissioner in the first instance, in the context of his Annual Policing Plans. The Commissioner has recently submitted proposals to my Department to align Garda Divisions with local authority boundaries which will lead to greater efficiencies and effectiveness for the Force and facilitate more effective operation of the Joint Policing Committees. The 2008 Annual Policing Plan, which will include the specific aspects of the proposals to be implemented next year, will shortly be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in compliance with Section 22(6) of the Act.

It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specific matters raised by the Deputy regarding Co. Kildare prior to the policing plans containing such details being laid before the Houses.