Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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424. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41851/13]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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425. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal will be downgraded from a 24 hour station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41852/13]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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428. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal including Garda numbers in 2011, 2012 and 2013 together with the future plans for the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/13]

Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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440. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the downgrading of Donegal town Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41998/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 424, 425, 428 and 440 together.

The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013, which I laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 5 December 2012, sets out details of the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country, the future opening hours of other stations in Cork and Dublin and a number of District amalgamations. It is important to remember that while some Garda stations are listed for revised opening hours from 24 hour stations, they will remain as functioning Garda stations on a 24 hour basis. The full list of these details is available in the Policing Plan which is available in the Oireachtas Library.

Donegal Garda station was not identified for closure in those plans and currently there are no proposals being prepared to close the station or to alter its opening hours.

As the Deputy is already aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure optimum use is made of Garda resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public.

As of the 31 August 2013, Donegal Garda Station had a complement of 30 members. At the end of 2012 and 2011, Donegal Garda station has a complement of 32 and 32 members respectively.