Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of community gardaí in the Kildare division; where each member is stationed; if new members are to be appointed to the division; the period and to which station the appointments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39558/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the total number of Community Gardaí in the Kildare Division, on the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 17, with 4 stationed in Naas, 10 stationed in Kildare and 3 stationed in Leixlip.

Responsibility for the allocation of resources, including community Gardaí, within the Force rests with the Garda Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team. Resource levels are constantly monitored, in conjunction with crime trends and other demands made on An Garda Síochána, and the situation is kept under continuing review to ensure optimum use is made of these resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public. Garda management will continue to monitor the situation in the Kildare Division with a view to ensuring that an effective Garda service is maintained.