Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardai based in each of Finglas and Ballymun Garda stations, Dublin during each of the past six years; the projected number of gardaí to be based in these station for the coming year. [29758/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the Garda Síochána and I have no function in that matter. It is therefore not possible for me to say how many members will be assigned to the stations in question in the coming year.

I have been informed by the Commissioner that the strength of Finglas and Ballymun Garda Stations on 31 May 2012, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 120 and 111 respectively. In addition to these figures, there were 3 Garda Civilians and 14 Garda Reserves attached to Finglas Garda Station and 12 Garda Civilians and 11 Garda Reserves attached to Ballymun Garda Station. I am circulating with this answer a table containing the detailed information requested by the Deputy on the personnel strength of both stations at the end of each year from 2011 back to 2006. As the Deputy will see, the strength of Finglas and Ballymun stations at the end of 2006 was 87 and 56 respectively.