Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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281. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of Gardaí in each station in County Wexford on 1 January in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2927/16]

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 number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of Gardaí in each station in County Wexford for the 31 December 2011-2014 and the 31 December 2015, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the tables attached.

This Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the capacity to provide effective and visible policing throughout the country. A crucial element of the Government's strategy is ensuring ongoing seamless recruitment to renew An Garda Síochána. With this in mind Budget 2016 made provision for the recruitment of 600 new Gardaí this year bringing to 1,150 the number of new Gardaí who will have been recruited since the reopening of the Garda College in Templemore in September 2014. So far 295 of these new recruits have been fully attested and are undertaking Garda duties in communities nationwide. 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 context 15 Probationer Gardaí have been assigned to the Wexford Division.

I am very pleased that the 2016 recruitment campaign announced last November and which closed on 6 January has attracted strong interest with in the region of 16,500 applications received by the Public Appointments Service which is organising the competition on behalf of the Garda Commissioner.

Wexford Garda Division 31 December 2010

Wexford Garda Division 31 December 2011

Wexford Garda Division 31 December 2012

Wexford Garda Division 31 December 2013

Wexford Garda Division 31 December 2014

Wexford Garda Division 31 December 2015