Written answers

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Strength

Photo of Colm KeaveneyColm Keaveney (Galway East, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current personnel strength of An Garda Síochána and of the Garda Reserve and civilians whole time equivalents and the strength of community Gardaí broken down by division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/13]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that on 28 February 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána, the Garda Reserve, the civilian whole time equivalents and the Community Gardaí, broken down by Division, was as set out in the following table:

Division
Strength
Reserve
Civilian WTE
Community
DMR South Central
698
71
32
58
DMR South
588
46
29
59
DMR North
742
66
43
74
DMR West
744
65
47
76
DMR North Central
653
60
38
136
DMR East
419
18
23
19
Wicklow
334
36
23
20
Louth
290
48
23
20
Meath
294
38
26
13
Westmeath
255
25
22
10
Laois/Offaly
289
32
21
18
Kildare
318
27
29
0
Wexford
256
32
28
15
Waterford
286
36
29
54
Kilkenny/Carlow
297
37
26
104
Tipperary
369
36
34
96
Cork City
677
67
62
31
Cork North
303
26
23
8
Cork West
301
30
24
4
Kerry
297
32
32
10
Limerick
604
51
50
63
Clare
292
17
31
8
Galway
585
71
44
20
Roscommon/Longford
280
20
24
9
Mayo
301
35
32
4
Sligo/Leitrim
302
25
23
8
Donegal
427
32
29
24
Cavan/Monaghan
346
23
36
8

In addition to the resources available at Divisional level, there are also Gardaí and civilian staff assigned to national units of the Garda Síochána such as the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations and the Garda National Immigration Bureau, and at Garda headquarters.

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