Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each of the Cork stations now and at their peak. [52331/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2023 of €2.14 billion.

As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the number of Garda members assigned to Cork North, Cork City, and Cork East Divisions at 31 December 2015 and at 31 August 2022, the latest date for which figures are available.

The table below sets out the number of Probationer Gardaí assigned to Cork North, Cork City, and Cork East Division since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014.

The attached spreadsheet which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Garda members assigned to Cork City, Cork North and Cork West Divisions at 31 December 2015 up to 31 August 2021. Please note that this information is based upon operational data which has been provided by An Garda Síochána and may be liable to change.

For the Deputy's information, detailed statistics on Garda workforce numbers are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link: