Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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720. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form, the numbers of Gardaí by rank in each Garda Division for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide details of the populations served by each of these divisions for the periods concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27426/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The allocation of all resources, including personnel, 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. 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.

The strength of each station, district and division broken down by rank for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 are attached to Question No. 143 of 17 January 2013. The strength for each station, district and division broken down by rank for 30 April 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, is in the attached spreadsheet.

The population statistics are available from the Central Statistics Office website at www.cso.ie.

The Excel spreadsheet is available as an attachment at the top of the web page.

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