Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community Gardaí currently assigned in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46728/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 30 November 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, there were 689 Gardaí assigned to the Community Policing Unit.

The Deputy will be aware that Garda Divisional boundaries and County boundaries are not co-terminous. The 2008 Garda Annual Policing Plan sets out the Commissioner's proposals to realign the boundaries of Garda Divisions around the country to make them coterminous with local authority boundaries. The 2009 Policing Plan will also have proposals in this regard. The planned changes will bring about greater efficiencies and effectiveness in facilitating the establishment and functioning of Joint Policing Committees.

In the following table the number of community Gardaí are broken down by their current Division.