Alan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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443. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the Dublin metropolitan region north district and sub-districts, broken down by station and in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11317/15]

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 and 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.

I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Dublin Metropolitan Region (D.M.R.) North on 31 January 2015, the latest date for which figures are readily available are as set out in the table below. There are also 42 Civilian staff assigned to the Division.

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 the number of vehicles deployed to Garda stations within each Garda District and Division is subject to ongoing change in response to An Garda Síochána's operational requirements. As a consequence it is not practicable to provide a breakdown of Garda vehicles by each individual Garda station.

However, the number of Garda vehicles assigned to each District in the DMR North as at 19/03/15 is also outlined in the table below.

The Deputy will be aware that I recently secured a further €10 million for investment in the Garda fleet of which €7 million was made available towards the end of last year, bringing total investment in the Garda fleet to €11 million in 2014. The remaining €3 million is being made available for the purchase and fit out of additional Garda vehicles during 2015.

DMR North Garda Division

DMR North Garda Division Vehicles