Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 204: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 401 of 27 May 2008, the number of burglaries recorded at Garda stations in County Clare for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and from 27 May 2008 to date in 2008; the number of detentions that resulted from these burglaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26381/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed that, in response to the Deputy's Question No. 401 of 27 May 2008, the Central Statistics Office have been in direct contact with him and supplied the information requested. I have requested the CSO to provide the further statistics sought by the Deputy directly to him.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of full-time Garda stations in County Clare; the number of part-time Garda stations in the county; the hours of operation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26382/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the opening hours of each Garda Station in the Clare Garda Division are as set out in the table.

The opening hours of non 24 hour stations are dependent on manpower availability. The extension of the current opening hours would necessitate the employment of Garda personnel on indoor administrative duties. Such personnel can be utilised more effectively in providing a visible Garda presence on outdoor policing duties.

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.

Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on progress being made, within the remit of his Department, regarding the need for the redevelopment of Tallaght Garda Station, Dublin 24; the contacts he has made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26385/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda accommodation programme is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána and it is brought forward in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Officials from my Department, the Office of Public Works and the Garda Síochána have regular meetings to oversee the various projects. In addition, a high-level strategic Garda Accommodation Board with members drawn from my Department, the OPW and An Garda Síochána has been established to carry out a review of Garda accommodation with a view to preparing a short and longer term strategy for all accommodation. On a practical level, and with the introduction of various provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, project management matters and maintenance issues are dealt with directly between the agencies involved which has led to improved efficiencies and reduced administrative overheads.

I have been advised by the Garda authorities that it is planned to build a new station on the existing Garda station site at Tallaght to incorporate additional station facilities to meet all operational requirements including the Divisional Headquarters for the Dublin Metropolitan Region South. I am further advised that the Office of Public Works is currently carrying out a feasibility study on the existing site which is expected to be finalised within the next number of weeks.