Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a community garda will be appointed for Cashel, County Tipperary. [16132/09]

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a community garda will be appointed for Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. [16133/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 261 together.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that according to the most recent figures available, there were 16 Gardaí attached to the Community Policing Unit in the Tipperary Division spread across the following stations:-

The Commissioner recently launched a new National Model of Community Policing for An Garda Síochána. This new model will build on the success of existing good community policing practice and I look forward to the implementation of this plan. A National Community Policing Office will be established within the Garda Community Relations Section and it is intended that every District Officer throughout the country will take ownership of community policing within their area of responsibility. Community Policing personnel will be appointed to each Community Policing Area which is to be designated at local level in consultation with the National Community Policing Office.