Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ask the Garda Commissioner to provide additional resources to Tallaght Garda station to allow special action to be taken to deal with the significant increase in reported burglaries in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20449/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Tallaght Garda Station on 30 April 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 180. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, on any given day, personnel strengths of individual stations may fluctuate due, for example, to promotions, retirements and transfers etc.

It is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner to allocate personnel throughout the Force taking everything into account. In doing this he takes into account all relevant factors, including of course population but also including other factors such as crime rates and trends as well as operational priorities. The situation will be kept under review and when additional personnel next become available the allocation of Gardaí to Tallaght Garda Station will be fully considered by the Commissioner within the overall context of the needs of Garda stations throughout the country.