Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any consideration toward aligning Garda districts within county council boundaries with a view toward streamlining Garda community work. [36250/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Garda Síochána Policing Plans for 2008 and 2009 outlined a programme to realign Regional, Divisional, District and Sub-District boundaries to make them co-terminous with local authority boundaries. This was carried out to facilitate the working of Joint Policing Committees in accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005.

As the Deputy will appreciate,the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, including community Gardaí, 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.