John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to community policing in County Mayo; his plans to increase the number of community gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3691/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of the Community Policing Unit in the Mayo Division as at 31 December 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 8.

It is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner to allocate personnel throughout the Force taking everything into account. The situation will be kept under review and when additional personnel next become available, the allocation of Gardaí to the Community Policing Units referred to by the Deputy, will be fully considered by the Commissioner within the overall context of policing requirements throughout the country.