Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda crime prevention officers by rank in the Dublin region; the stations to which they were attached and his plans to increase this number [17747/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that within each Garda Division in the Dublin Metropolitan Region there are specialist Crime Prevention Officers who are of Sergeant Rank. They are trained to encourage, promote and advise on crime prevention to both private and business communities.

There are 10 Crime Prevention Officers in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), 6 of which are attached to the 6 Garda Divisions as set out in the following table:-

The remaining 4 are attached to the National Crime Prevention Unit in Harcourt Square providing national support. The allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his senior management team. Resource levels are constantly monitored, in conjunction with crime trends and the situation is kept under continuing review to ensure optimum use is made of all resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public.