Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Deployment
9:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí and the location of each Garda Traffic Corps unit for each year since 2005 to date in 2008; the number of both marked and unmarked vehicles in each unit since 2005 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15935/08]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of the Garda Traffic Corps and the number of marked and unmarked vehicles allocated to the Traffic Corps at each year end from 2005 to 2007 and at 31st March, 2008 are as set out in the following tables.
In addition to the 941 members of the traffic corps as at 31st March, 2008, there are a further 18 Gardaí (all ranks) allocated to regional and national traffic units.
| Traffic Corps Personnel | ||||
| Division | 31/12/05 | 31/12/06 | 31/12/07 | 31/03/08 |
| DMR South Central | 17 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| DMR Southern | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| DMR Northern | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| DMR West | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| DMR North Central | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
| DMR Eastern | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
| DMR Traffic | 138 | 136 | 151 | 148 |
| Louth/Meath | 28 | 46 | 57 | 60 |
| Longford/Westmeath | 14 | 26 | 36 | 34 |
| Laois/Offaly | 15 | 27 | 39 | 37 |
| Carlow/Kildare | 21 | 28 | 47 | 52 |
| Wexford/Wicklow | 16 | 29 | 41 | 37 |
| Waterford/Kilkenny | 16 | 31 | 44 | 48 |
| Tipperary | 13 | 22 | 27 | 27 |
| Cork City | 25 | 39 | 49 | 51 |
| Cork North | 14 | 26 | 36 | 35 |
| Cork West | 11 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| Kerry | 15 | 23 | 30 | 30 |
| Limerick | 17 | 25 | 32 | 31 |
| Clare | 13 | 19 | 29 | 28 |
| Galway West | 23 | 30 | 34 | 31 |
| Galway East/Roscommon | 16 | 22 | 27 | 27 |
| Mayo | 16 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
| Sligo/Leitrim | 15 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Donegal | 23 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Cavan/Monaghan | 16 | 25 | 33 | 32 |
| Total | 570 | 772 | 946 | 941 |
| Traffic Corps Vehicles | ||||||||
| Division | 31/12/2005 | 31/12/2006 | 31/12/2007 | 31/03/2008 | ||||
| Marked | Unmarked | Marked | Unmarked | Marked | Unmarked | Marked | Unmarked | |
| DMRSouth Central | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DMR Southern | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DMR Northern | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| DMR West | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| DMR North Central | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| DMR Eastern | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| DMR Traffic | 57 | 6 | 51 | 8 | 67 | 8 | 66 | 8 |
| Louth/Meath | 12 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Longford/Westmeath | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Laois/Offaly | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Carlow/Kildare | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Wexford/Wicklow | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Waterford/Kilkenny | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Tipperary | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Cork City | 12 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Cork North | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Cork West | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Kerry | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Clare | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Galway | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| Roscommon/Galway East | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Mayo | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Sligo/Leitrim | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Donegal | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cavan/Monaghan | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Totals | 223 | 17 | 234 | 39 | 313 | 41 | 325 | 41 |
| 240 | 273 | 354 | 366 |
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