Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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704. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí by rank attached to each divisional scenes of crime unit as of 8 July 2025. [39087/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, which includes the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in the context of identified operational demands. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.

I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of policing priorities and crime trends, to ensure their optimum use. I understand that it is a matter for the Divisional Chief Superintendent to determine the optimum distribution of duties among the personnel available to him or her, having regard to the profile of each area within the Division and its specific needs.

The table below, which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the total number of members attached to Divisional Scenes of Crime Units of Sergeant and Garda rank as of 30 June 2025.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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705. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1046 of 10 June 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order provide an answer. [39088/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 1046 of 10 June 2025 where you sought: “ the number of competitions held in 2024 and to-date in 2025 for sworn Gardaí to apply to join community policing units within Dublin region; and the Garda districts within DMR that received additional Gardai as a result of those competitions, in tabular form.”

As you will recall, I sought to gather the information and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand. I can confirm that a response issued on 2 July 2025.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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706. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to each district within Clare-Tipperary division as of 7 July 2025. [39089/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda authorities have advised that following the implementation of the Operating Model in August 2023, the Clare/Tipperary Division no longer operates under a District model and is now comprised of Functional Areas.

The number of mountain bikes in each Functional Area is as follows:

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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707. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí within Cork city division that received method of entry training courses in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39090/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below shows the number of Gardaí within Cork City Division who received method of entry training courses in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025.