Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 480: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí, including their rank, assigned to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Cork. [28615/07]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 481: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí, including their rank, assigned to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Cork. [28616/07]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí, including their rank, assigned to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Cork. [28617/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 480 to 482, inclusive, together.

As of 31 October last, the latest date for which figures are readily available, 24 members of the force were based at Douglas Garda station — five sergeants and 19 gardaí. On the same date, 20 members of the force were based at Carrigaline Garda station — three sergeants and 17 gardaí and four members of the force were based at Passage West Garda station — one sergeant and three gardaí. Over the three stations, there were nine sergeants and 39 gardaí, making a total Garda strength in the area of 48. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, on any given day the overall strength of the organisation may fluctuate due to retirements, resignations etc.

It is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner to allocate personnel throughout the force taking everything into account. The situation will be kept under review and when additional personnel next become available the needs of these Garda stations and the areas they cover will be fully considered by him within the overall context of the needs of Garda divisions throughout the country.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 483: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of full-time and part-time gardaí on active service in each county for each year in the past decade; and if he will provide this as a table laying out part-time and full-time separately for each county. [28632/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the information requested by the Deputy could only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought. However, the total personnel strength of the Garda Síochána on 30 September 2007 was 13,531 and the total personnel strength of Garda personnel job sharing on 30 September 2007 was 133 — 66.5 wholetime equivalents.