Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21902/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21903/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21904/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21905/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21906/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21907/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21908/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21909/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21910/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21911/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21912/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21913/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21915/19]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the most recent recruits from Templemore that are being stationed to County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21916/19]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 to 319, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps the 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 Cohort Model of resource allocation is currently utilised for the allocation of personnel within An Garda Síochána, including newly attested probationer Gardaí from the Garda College. The allocation and transfer of Garda Personnel using the Cohort Model is determined by a number of factors, including crime and non-crime workload, minimum establishment, population, area, policing arrangements, and operational strategies. When considering the allocation of resources to a Division, comprehensive consultation is carried out with local Garda management during which all factors are taken into consideration.

In relation to the allocation of newly attested Gardaí, it is important to keep in mind that they have a further 16 months of practical and class-room based training to complete in order to receive their BA in Applied Policing. To ensure that they are properly supported and supervised and have opportunities to gain the breadth of policing experience required, the Commissioner's policy is to allocate them to specially designated training stations which have the required training and development structures and resources in place, including trained Garda tutors and access to a permanently appointed supervisory Sergeant who is thoroughly familiar with their responsibilities under the training programme.

I am further informed by the Commissioner that while not all Garda Stations are training stations, the allocation of probationer Gardaí to a Divisional training station facilitates the reassignment of Gardaí to other stations within the Division, if required, by the Divisional Officer.

The information in relation to the number of new recruits allocated to each Garda Station is available on my Department’s website through the link below, as supplied by the Commissioner.

http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/08_Allocation_of_Probationer_Gardaí_by_Division_and_Station_2014_to_March_2019.

For more general information on Garda Facts and Figures please see the link below:

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