Written answers
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Recruitment
9:00 pm
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; and the number in each of those stations. [5189/09]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Reserve Gardaí that have graduated/been attested from the Garda College during the years 2006, 2007 and 2008 is as set out in the following table: Number of Probationer Reserve Gardaí who graduated since 2006
| Divisions | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Carlow/Kildare | 6 | 9 | |
| Cavan/Monaghan | 3 | 3 | |
| Clare | 1 | 5 | |
| Cork City | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| Cork North | 5 | 1 | |
| Cork West | 4 | ||
| DMR East | 4 | 4 | |
| DMR N.C. | 11 | 12 | |
| DMR North | 18 | 21 | |
| DMR S.C. | 13 | 25 | |
| DMR South | 10 | 10 | |
| DMR West | 20 | 12 | |
| Donegal | 1 | 4 | |
| Galway West | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Kerry | 1 | ||
| Laois/Offaly | 5 | ||
| Limerick | 14 | 3 | |
| Longford/Westmeath | 3 | 6 | |
| Louth/Meath | 8 | 10 | |
| Mayo | 8 | 6 | |
| Roscommon/Galway East | 5 | ||
| Sligo/Leitrim | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Tipperary | 4 | 3 | |
| Waterford/Kilkenny | 13 | 4 | |
| Wicklow/Wexford | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 187 | 137 |
Additionally, 111 Garda Reserve trainees have been recruited and an intake of approximately 50 further Reserve trainees is expected this month. The personnel strength of the Garda Reserve as at the 31st of January 2009 was 327 Reserve Gardaí allocated to the following stations :
| Station | Number | Station | Number |
| Anglesea Street | 11 | Kilkenny | 6 |
| Arklow | 1 | Kilmainham | 4 |
| Ashbourne | 1 | Letterkenny | 5 |
| Athlone | 1 | Longford | 1 |
| Balbriggan | 3 | Lucan | 7 |
| Ballina | 3 | Macroom | 1 |
| Ballyfermot | 3 | Malahide | 1 |
| Baltinglass | 1 | Mayfield | 3 |
| Balymun | 6 | Midleton | 3 |
| Bandon | 1 | Monaghan Town | 4 |
| Blackrock | 5 | Mullingar | 6 |
| Blanchardstown | 11 | Naas | 3 |
| Bray | 3 | Navan | 2 |
| Bridewell | 6 | Nenagh | 1 |
| Cahir | 1 | New Ross | 1 |
| Carlow | 5 | Newbridge | 2 |
| Carrick On Shannon | 1 | Pearse St | 17 |
| Carrick-On-Suir | 1 | Portlaoise | 1 |
| Castlebar | 8 | Raheny | 4 |
| Cavan Town | 3 | Rathfarnham | 3 |
| Celbridge | 1 | Rathmines | 2 |
| Clonakilty | 1 | Ronanstown | 1 |
| Clondalkin | 3 | Roscommon | 3 |
| Clonmel | 2 | Santry | 4 |
| Clontarf | 4 | Sligo | 6 |
| Coolock | 6 | Store St | 6 |
| Crumlin | 3 | Sundrive Rd | 2 |
| Donnybrook | 4 | Swords | 4 |
| Drogheda | 7 | Tallaght | 2 |
| Dun Laoghaire | 4 | Terenure | 3 |
| Dundalk | 5 | Thurles | 1 |
| Ennis | 9 | Tipperary Town | 1 |
| Enniscorthy | 1 | Togher | 4 |
| Fermoy | 2 | Tralee | 2 |
| Finglas | 4 | Tramore | 2 |
| Fitzgibbon Street | 5 | Trim | 1 |
| Galway | 18 | Tuam | 2 |
| Gorey | 1 | Tullamore | 4 |
| Gurranabraher | 6 | Watercourse Rd. | 3 |
| Henry Street | 10 | Waterford | 9 |
| Howth | 3 | Westport | 3 |
| Kells | 1 | Wexford | 1 |
| Kevin Street | 5 | Whitehall | 2 |
| Kildare | 3 | Wicklow | 1 |
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