Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported burglaries in Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart and Brittas; and the number of burglaries that were investigated and solved in these areas in the past five years, in tabular form. [17714/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised that An Garda Síochána has had considerable success in reducing the prevalence of burglary through Operation Thor, which focuses on the prevention of burglaries and associated crimes, throughout Ireland, using strategies which are adapted for both rural and urban settings.

Operation Thor actively targets organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through co-ordinated crime prevention and enforcement activity based on intelligence and the latest burglary trends. Under Operation Thor, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) co-ordinates and supports Divisional resources actively targeting organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through enforcement activity based on intelligence and the latest burglary trends.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes crime statistics, including Burglary and Related Offences. The requested statistics for the years 2003 to 2024 by Garda Station can be found at the following link:

data.cso.ie/table/CJA07 .

All reported incidents of burglary are investigated by An Garda Síochána.

A crime is considered to have been “detected” when An Garda Síochána have identified at least one person responsible for committing the offence and that person has been issued a charge or summons, a formal or informal caution, or a fixed payment notice. Data around detection rates is also available on the CSO website here:

www.cso.ie/en/statistics/crimeandjustice/recordedcrimedetection/.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1113 of 19 March 2025, the current number of community Gardaí in each Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17734/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda Authorities that as of 31 January 2025, there was a total of 712 Community Gardaí.

In the interest of transparency, figures related to the Garda workforce are published on my Department's website. This information is supplied by An Garda Síochána, is operational and subject to change. These figures are regularly updated by my Department, upon receipt of the information from the Garda authorities. www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/ .

Community Gardaí numbers by division are available at:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/f69f7-community-policing/.