Written answers
Thursday, 5 November 2015
Department of Justice and Equality
Garda Deployment
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current deployment levels of gardaí and civilian staff, by district and by station, within the Waterford and Kilkenny-Carlow Garda division; and the number of gardaí allocated to this division in each of the past five years. [38918/15]
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 among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of resources. The area referred to by the Deputy is covered by two Garda Divisions, namely the Kilkenny/Carlow and Waterford Divisions. The following tables set out the current deployment of both Garda and civilians and also the overall Garda numbers allocated to these Divisions, in a separate table, in each of the past five years.
This Government is committed to the ongoing recruitment of trainee Gardaí, and to this end the first intake since 2009 of new recruits commenced training at the Garda College, Templemore, in September of last year. To date there has been five intakes of Garda Trainees to the Garda College, giving a total intake of 475. It is planned that a further 75 recruits will enter college by the end of November, bringing total recruitment of Garda Trainees since September 2014 to 550. The Government has approved the recruitment of a further 600 Garda Trainees in 2016 and these positions will be advertised shortly. So far 295 of the new Garda Trainees have attested as members of An Garda Síochána. On attestation, new Probationer Gardaí are assigned to Garda stations throughout the country by the Garda Commissioner, where they are assigned to mainstream uniform policing duties. I am assured by Garda management that the needs of all Garda Divisions are fully considered when determining the allocation of newly attested Gardaí and in this regard I am informed that 10 and 14 Probationer Gardaí have been assigned to Kilkenny/Carlow and Waterford Divisions, respectively.
Kilkenny/Carlow and Waterford Garda Division as of 31 August 2015
| Division | District | Station | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | Total | Resv. | Civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLON | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| BORRIS | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| CARLOW | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| HACKETSTOWN | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| MUINEBHEAG | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||||||
| MYSHALL | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| RATHVILLY | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TULLOW | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| CARLOW | Total | 86 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 7 | ||||
| CALLAN | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| CASTLECOMER | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| FRESHFORD | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| KILKENNY | 80 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 15 | 14 | ||
| URLINGFORD | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| KILKENNY | Total | 97 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 15 | ||
| BENNETSBRIDGE | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| GLENMORE | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| GORESBRIDGE | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| GRAIGUENAMANAGH | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| KILMACOW | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| KILMOGANNY | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| MOONCOIN | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| MULLINAVAT | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| PILTOWN | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| THOMASTOWN | 26 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| KILKENNY/CARLOW | THOMASTOWN | Total | 48 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 5 | ||||
| KILKENNY/CARLOW Total | 231 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 36 | 27 | ||
| AGLISH | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| AN RINN | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| ARDMORE | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| CAPPOQUIN | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| DUNGARVAN | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 5 | |||||
| LISMORE | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| TALLOW | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| DUNGARVAN | Total | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 6 | ||||
| KILMACTHOMAS | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| TRAMORE | 28 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 3 | |||||
| TRAMORE | Total | 35 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 4 | |||||
| DUNMORE EAST | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| FERRYBANK | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| PASSAGE EAST | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| WATERFORD | 142 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 174 | 20 | 18 | |||
| WATERFORD | WATERFORD | Total | 149 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 18 | ||
| WATERFORDTotal | 230 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 280 | 32 | 28 |
Garda Strength
| Year | Kilkenny/Carlow | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| *2015 | 281 | 280 |
| 2014 | 279 | 274 |
| 2013 | 289 | 274 |
| 2012 | 298 | 284 |
| 2011 | 303 | 290 |
| 2010 | 317 | 302 |
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