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Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Communications

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency 999 calls received for Coolock and Raheny garda stations per month from 1 January 2015 to 1 July 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21072/16]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Communications Centre in the Dublin Metropolitan Region is responsible for the management of all emergency calls received to the emergency line-999 within the DMR. The following table represents the number of incidents recorded in the Communications Centre for the Coolock and Raheny areas between 1st January, 2015 and 1st July, 2016:

-Coolock DistrictRaheny District
Monthly TotalMonthly Total
Jan-151219Jan-15872
Feb-151237Feb-15767
Mar-151323Mar-15929
Apr-151416Apr-151022
May-151379May-15948
Jun-151225Jun-15976
Jul-151236Jul-15938
Aug-151264Aug-15888
Sep-151451Sep-151026
Oct-151573Oct-151131
Nov-151353Nov-15850
Dec-151339Dec-15958
Total16015Total11305
Jan-161152Jan-16736
Feb-16976Feb-16724
Mar-161344Mar-16775
Apr-161251Apr-16807
May-161285May-16848
Jun-161285Jun-16750
Total7293Total4640

Local Garda Management closely monitors the allocation of all resources, including mobile units, in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level, to ensure that optimum use is made of Garda resources and that the best possible Garda service is provided to the public. Every effort is made to ensure that all calls received are attended to in a timely manner and this situation is kept under review.

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