Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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483. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of total Garda numbers by station, sub-district, district, division, and region broken down by Garda rank from 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [17677/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources.

I have however been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána broken down by rank, station, district, division and region on 31 December 2011 to 2013 and on 28 February 2014, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the attached documents. In this context it should be noted that the new intake of recruits will enter the Garda college in July 2014.