Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reserves in each Garda division in tabular form; the number in each division for the same date in each year from 2011 to 2015, inclusive. [23825/16]

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 resources, including Garda Reserves, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts, and I as Minister have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keep this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources.

In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, the number of Garda Reserves in each Garda Division on 31 May for each of the years 2011 to 2016 is as set out in the table beneath.