Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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1629. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardai by rank attached to community policing units at both Coolock & Raheny Garda stations Dublin 5, as of 22 April 2025. [20844/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Community policing is at the heart of An Garda Síochána and is something that all Garda members have a role in.

A member of An Garda Síochána is deemed to be a ‘Community Garda’ where that person is allocated to a Community Policing Team (CPT), and is responsible and accountable for applying a problem–solving approach to appropriate crime and policing quality-of-life issues in a specified geographic area through community partnership and engagement. Examples of this engagement are working with Neighbourhood Watch, Community Alert, or local business fora.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that on 28 February 2025, the latest date for when figures are available, there are a total of nine community Gardaí in Coolock Station, with none assigned to Raheny Station.

In the interest of transparency, figures related to the Garda workforce, including Community Gardaí, 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 and can be accessed using the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/.

Please be advised that this information is operational and may be subject to change.