Written answers
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Deployment
5:00 pm
Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in each Garda station in County Clare in each of the past three years. [25123/08]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of each Garda Station in the Clare Garda Division on 31 December 2005 to 2007 and on 31 May, 2008 was as set out in the table hereunder:
| Station | 31/12/05 | 31/12/06 | 31/12/07 | 31/05/08 |
| Ennis | 84 | 95 | 118 | 120 |
| Crusheen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lissycasey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Newmarket on Fergus | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Quin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shannon | 63 | 94 | 64 | 66 |
| Immigration Office | * | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Sixmilebridge | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Kilrush | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Carrigaholt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Doonbeg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kilmihil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labasheeda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kildysart | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Kilkee | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Killaloe | 21 | 25 | 30 | 31 |
| Broadford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Newport | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Scariff | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Mountshannon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tulla | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rearcross | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ennistymon | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Ballyvaughan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Corofin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Inagh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lahinch | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Lisdoonvarna | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Miltown Malbay | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 261 | 318 | 314 | 320 |
| *Immigration Office set up in 2006. |
The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, on any given day personnel strengths of individual divisions, districts and stations may fluctuate due, for example, to promotions, retirements and transfers. It is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner to allocate personnel throughout the Force taking all relevant factors into account. In that regard, the needs of the Garda Division referred to by the Deputy will be fully considered by the Commissioner within the overall context of the needs of Garda Divisions throughout the country.
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