Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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505. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of promotional positions, sergeants, inspectors, superintendents and so on, still available to be filled by the Garda Síochána nationally broken down by county. [18901/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The current permitted strength in each rank above Garda rank is as follows:- Sergeant 2,000, Inspector 300, Superintendent 166, Chief Superintendent 45 and Assistant Commissioner 9. The strengths of these ranks on 31st March 2013 were Sergeant 1,933, Inspector 294, Superintendent, 153, Chief Superintendent, 41 and Assistant Commissioner 9. These figures include the most recent promotions to Inspector and Sergeant ranks on 28th March 2013 but do not include appointments to the rank of Superintendent (14) and Chief Superintendent (4) which are expected in the very near future. While regulations have previously provided for the numbers permitted in each rank, these have been upper ceilings for those numbers, rather than target strengths, and are set at a national rather than local level. It is therefore not generally practical to indicate precise levels of vacancies at the different ranks in specific locations.