Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí available in each Garda station throughout County Kildare; the degree to which this has fluctuated in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6039/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I regret that the information requested by the Deputy is not readily to hand. I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if adequate personnel and staffing levels have been achieved to meet the requirements of the various Garda task forces or disciplines set up within the force; the number, if any, of such groups currently deficient in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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As of the 31st December 2009 the total strength of An Garda Síochána was 14,547 with an additional 232 students in training. The allocation of Garda resources, including the distribution of personnel, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, his senior managers and Divisional Officers. Garda management is aided in this by a distribution model known as the Garda Establishment Redistribution Model (GERM).

I am advised by the Commissioner that this model indicates the most effective means to distribute Garda personnel and acts as a guide to Garda management decision making. It takes into account many different policing variables, including crime trends, socio-economic factors, and census information. The allocation of Garda personnel is determined by these factors and also takes account of the policing requirements of each individual Division.