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Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Districts

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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394. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 27 May 2014, the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the DMR north district and sub-districts from 2008, broken down by station and year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27987/14]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and Garda vehicles, 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.

Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources.

Responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational circumstances. The Deputy will appreciate that a degree of flexibility in allocating and re-allocating vehicles among stations, so as to best match the allocation of resources with policing priorities, is essential to the efficient management of the Garda fleet. As a consequence it is not fully practicable to provide a breakdown of Garda vehicles by individual area.

However, I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda vehicles allocated to the DMR North Districts is as set out in table below:

DMR NORTH 2008 – 2014 (as of 26 June 2014)

-2014201320122011201020092008
TOTAL:108109118124132140131
BALBRIGGAN DISTRICT981010121312
BALLYMUN DISTRICT53535963677267
COOLOCK DISTRICT27293030313431
RAHENY DISTRICT19191921222121
I have also been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of each Garda Station in the DMR North Division, broken down by full time members, Garda Reserves and Civilians, on 30 April 2014, the latest date for which figures are readily available, is as set out in the tables below:
District/Station
Strength
Garda Reserves
Strength
Garda Reserve
30/04/14
31/05/14
31/12/13
31/12/13
Balbriggan
Balbriggan
61
5
64
5
Garristown
2
2
Lusk
11
10
Skerries
10
10
Ballymun
Ballymun
117
12
118
11
Dublin Airport
24
26
Santry
92
10
95
9
Coolock
Coolock
112
8
112
8
Malahide
33
2
34
1
Swords
73
10
74
10
Raheny
Clontarf
71
4
69
4
Howth
37
3
38
Raheny
59
9
62
8
District/Station
Strength
Garda Reserves
Strength
Garda Reserve
31/12/12
31/12/12
31/12/11
31/12/11
Balbriggan
Balbriggan
69
7
70
7
Garristown
2
3
Rush
Closed
5
Lusk
8
6
Skerries
11
11
Ballymun
Ballymun
118
13
113
12
Dublin Airport
31
33
Whitehall
Closed
Closed
44
5
Santry
102
12
81
10
Coolock
Coolock
114
9
117
13
Malahide
34
4
35
2
Swords
77
7
77
10
Raheny
Clontarf
72
2
77
5
Howth
42
4
39
4
Raheny
64
5
68
6
District/Station
Strength
Garda Reserves
Strength
Garda Reserve
31/12/10
31/12/10
31/12/09
31/12/09
Balbriggan
Balbriggan
68
6
67
5
Garristown
3
3
Rush
5
6
Lusk
7
4
Skerries
11
12
Ballymun
Ballymun
128
10
130
10
Dublin Airport
22
23
Whitehall
44
2
85
2
Santry
82
8
48
6
Coolock
Coolock
120
12
123
8
Malahide
37
2
44
2
Swords
84
9
87
5
Raheny
Clontarf
79
5
79
4
Howth
38
4
44
4
Raheny
75
6
77
4
District/Station
Strength
*Garda Reserves
31/12/08
31/12/08
Balbriggan
Balbriggan
59
Garristown
3
Rush
4
Lusk
3
Skerries
13
Ballymun
Ballymun
112
Dublin Airport
25
Whitehall
49
Santry
85
Coolock
Coolock
118
Malahide
45
Swords
82
Raheny
Clontarf
81
Howth
40
Raheny
71
* The breakdown of Garda Reserve members by Station is not readily available and can only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought.

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