Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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417. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request the acting Garda Commissioner to ensure additional Garda personnel are deployed to an area (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28149/14]

Frances 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 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.

The Donaghmede area is policed by Coolock Garda Station which forms part of the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North Division. The personnel strength of the DMR North Division as at 30th April 2014, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 702 of which 112 serve in Coolock Garda Station. There are also 63 Garda Reserves and 44 Civilians attached to the DMR North Division of which 8 Garda Reserves and 11 civilians are attached to Coolock Garda Station. The area receives additional patrols from personnel attached to the District Detective Unit, Divisional Task Force, Divisional Traffic Unit and the Community Policing Unit.

I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that local Garda Management are aware of a forthcoming event on the 19th and 20th of July. The Commissioner advises that community Gardaí attached to Coolock Garda Station have been actively involved to ensure appropriate policing measures are put in place for the Festival and a number of Gardaí will be present for the duration of the event.