Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of Justice and Equality
Garda Resources
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and the rank of each in each of the Dublin Garda divisions on 1 December 2017; the number for each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54370/17]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps 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.
I am informed by the Commissioner that the Garda strength of the Dublin Metropolitan (DMR) Divisions on 30 November 2017, the latest date for which figures are available, was 3,409 with 175 Garda Reserves and 254 Garda civilian staff attached to the Division. When appropriate, the work of local Gardaí is supported by a number of Garda national units such as the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Armed Support Units, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
As the Deputy will be aware, this Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. To achieve this the Government has put in place a plan for an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve members and 4,000 civilians. We are making real, tangible progress on achieving this goal.
I am further informed by the Commissioner that since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, just under 1,600 recruits have attested as members of An Garda Síochána and have been assigned to mainstream duties nationwide, 719 of whom have been assigned to the DMR Divisions. I am pleased to say that Garda numbers, taking account of retirements, increased to 13,552 at the end of 2017 - an increase of over 600 since the end of 2016.
I am also pleased that funding is in place to maintain this high level of investment in the Garda workforce to ensure that the vision of an overall workforce of 21,000 by 2021 remains on track. This year a further 800 new Garda Recruits will enter the Garda College. Also 800 Garda trainees are scheduled to attest during the year which will see Garda numbers, taking account of projected retirements, reach 14,000 by the end of 2018.
In additional, a further 500 civilians will also be recruited to fill critical skills gaps across the organisation and to facilitate the redeployment of Gardaí from administrative and technical duties to front-line operational duties. There are plans to strengthen the Garda Reserve with new Reserves expected to commence training early in 2018.
This focus on investment in personnel is critical. The moratorium on recruitment introduced in 2010 resulted in a significant reduction in the strength of An Garda Síochána. We are now rebuilding the organisation and providing the Commissioner with the resources needed to deploy increasing numbers of Gardaí across every Garda Division, including the DMR Divisions.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Garda strength of the DMR Divisions, in each of the years from 2014 to the 30 November 2017, that latest date for which figures are currently available is as set out in the following tables, as supplied by the Commissioner.
D.M.R. EAST 31 DECEMBER 2014
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK | BLACKROCK | 73 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 87 | ||
DUNDRUM | 80 | 8 | 1 | 89 | ||||
BLACKROCK Total | 153 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 176 | |||
DUN LAOGHAIRE | CABINTEELY | 36 | 5 | 1 | 42 | |||
DUN LAOGHAIRE | 81 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104 | ||
SHANKILL | 57 | 9 | 66 | |||||
DUN LAOGHAIRE Total | 174 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 212 | ||
D.M.R. EAST Total | 327 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 388 |
D.M.R. NORTH 31 DECEMBER 2014
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BALBRIGGAN | BALBRIGGAN | 48 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 62 | ||
GARRISTOWN | 2 | 2 | ||||||
LUSK | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||||
SKERRIES | 8 | 1 | 9 | |||||
BALBRIGGAN Total | 67 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 83 | |||
BALLYMUN | BALLYMUN | 88 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 114 | |
DUBLIN AIRPORT | 22 | 2 | 24 | |||||
SANTRY | 80 | 10 | 90 | |||||
BALLYMUN Total | 190 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 228 | ||
COOLOCK | COOLOCK | 90 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 109 | ||
MALAHIDE | 28 | 2 | 30 | |||||
SWORDS | 59 | 10 | 1 | 70 | ||||
COOLOCK Total | 177 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 209 | |||
RAHENY | CLONTARF | 60 | 7 | 1 | 68 | |||
HOWTH | 28 | 3 | 31 | |||||
RAHENY | 50 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 62 | |||
RAHENY Total | 138 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 161 | |||
D.M.R. NORTH Total | 572 | 88 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 681 |
D.M.R. NORTH CENTRAL 31 DECEMBER 2014
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRIDEWELL | BRIDEWELL | 126 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 171 | ||
FITZGIBBON STREET | MOUNTJOY | 165 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 189 | ||
STORE STREET | IMMIGRATION D/DOCKS | 3 | 3 | |||||
STORE STREET | 204 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 244 | ||
STORE STREET Total | 207 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 247 | ||
D.M.R. NORTH CENTRAL Total | 498 | 90 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 607 |
D.M.R. SOUTH 31 DECEMBER 2014
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUMLIN | CRUMLIN | 69 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 94 | |
SUNDRIVE ROAD | 54 | 8 | 62 | |||||
CRUMLIN Total | 123 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 156 | ||
TALLAGHT | RATHFARNHAM | 63 | 8 | 1 | 72 | |||
TALLAGHT | 145 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 170 | |||
TALLAGHT Total | 208 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 242 | |||
TERENURE | RATHMINES | 52 | 8 | 60 | ||||
TERENURE | 74 | 14 | 3 | 91 | ||||
TERENURE Total | 126 | 22 | 3 | 151 | ||||
D.M.R. SOUTH Total | 457 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 549 |
D.M.R. SOUTH CENTRAL 31 DECEMBER 2014
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DONNYBROOK | DONNYBROOK | 100 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 115 | ||
IRISHTOWN | 42 | 6 | 1 | 49 | ||||
DONNYBROOK Total | 142 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 164 | |||
KEVIN STREET | KEVIN STREET | 102 | 15 | 4 | 121 | |||
KILMAINHAM | 58 | 14 | 72 | |||||
KEVIN STREET Total | 160 | 29 | 4 | 193 | ||||
PEARSE STREET | PEARSE STREET | 242 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 285 | |
D.M.R. SOUTH CENTRAL Total | 544 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 642 |
D.M.R. WEST 31 DECEMBER 2014
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLANCHARDSTOWN | BLANCHARDSTOWN | 130 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 156 | ||
CABRA | 64 | 8 | 1 | 73 | ||||
FINGLAS | 93 | 13 | 2 | 108 | ||||
BLANCHARDSTOWN Total | 287 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 337 | |||
CLONDALKIN | BALLYFERMOT | 73 | 11 | 1 | 85 | |||
CLONDALKIN | 75 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 89 | |||
RATHCOOLE | 22 | 1 | 23 | |||||
CLONDALKIN Total | 170 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 197 | |||
LUCAN | LUCAN | 59 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 74 | ||
RONANSTOWN | 77 | 13 | 1 | 91 | ||||
LUCAN Total | 136 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 165 | |||
D.M.R. WEST Total | 593 | 85 | 17 | 4 | 699 |
D.M.R. EAST 31 DECEMBER 2015
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK | BLACKROCK | 76 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 89 | ||
DUNDRUM | 76 | 8 | 1 | 85 | ||||
BLACKROCK Total | 152 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 174 | |||
DUN LAOGHAIRE | CABINTEELY | 32 | 4 | 1 | 37 | |||
DUN LAOGHAIRE | 84 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 105 | |||
SHANKILL | 51 | 10 | 61 | |||||
DUN LAOGHAIRE Total | 167 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 203 | |||
D.M.R. EAST Total | 319 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 377 |
D.M.R. NORTH 31 DECEMBER 2015
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BALBRIGGAN | BALBRIGGAN | 50 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 64 | ||
GARRISTOWN | 2 | 2 | ||||||
LUSK | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||||
SKERRIES | 8 | 1 | 9 | |||||
BALBRIGGAN Total | 69 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 85 | |||
BALLYMUN | BALLYMUN | 97 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 124 | |
DUBLIN AIRPORT | 19 | 2 | 21 | |||||
SANTRY | 72 | 10 | 82 | |||||
BALLYMUN Total | 188 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 227 | ||
COOLOCK | COOLOCK | 87 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 103 | ||
MALAHIDE | 27 | 2 | 29 | |||||
SWORDS | 54 | 10 | 1 | 65 | ||||
COOLOCK Total | 168 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 197 | |||
RAHENY | CLONTARF | 59 | 6 | 65 | ||||
HOWTH | 24 | 3 | 27 | |||||
RAHENY | 56 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 67 | |||
RAHENY Total | 139 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 159 | |||
D.M.R. NORTH Total | 564 | 86 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 668 |
D.M.R. NORTH CENTRAL 31 DECEMBER 2015
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRIDEWELL | BRIDEWELL | 119 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 159 | ||
FITZGIBBON STREET | MOUNTJOY | 165 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 187 | ||
STORE STREET | IMMIGRATION D/DOCKS | 3 | 3 | |||||
STORE STREET | 201 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 241 | ||
STORE STREET Total | 204 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 244 | ||
D.M.R. NORTH CENTRAL Total | 488 | 85 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 590 |
D.M.R. SOUTH 31 DECEMBER 2015
DISTRICT | STATION | GD | SG | IN | SU | CS | AC | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUMLIN | CRUMLIN | 69 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 93 | |
SUNDRIVE ROAD | 57 | 7 | 64 | |||||
CRUMLIN Total | 126 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 157 | ||
TALLAGHT | RATHFARNHAM | 60 | 8 | 1 | 69 | |||
TALLAGHT | 150 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 176 | |||
TALLAGHT Total | 210 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 245 | |||
TERENURE | RATHMINES | 47 | 6 | 53 | ||||
TERENURE | 70 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 86 | |||
TERENURE Total | 117 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 139 | |||
D.M.R. SOUTH Total | 453 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 541 |
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