Joe Cooney (Clare, Fine Gael)
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1915. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality he number and location of Garda stations closed in County Clare since 1990; and to provide the total number of Garda stations in operation in County Clare in 1990 and 2025 respectively [40726/25]

Joe Cooney (Clare, Fine Gael)
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1916. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of closed Garda stations in County Clare that are currently being rented or in ownership of his Department. [40727/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1915 and 1916 together.

The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business. This includes responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations.

Ownership of all Garda Stations lies with the Office of Public Works (OPW), any further queries in this regard should be directed to them. The OPW have a dedicated email address for members of the Oireachtas to send queries to, and it is of course open to the Deputy to contact the OPW directly at ministersoffice@opw.ie for further information.

Information on the number of Garda stations, and their opening hours, is publicly available and published on An Garda Síochána's website at the following link:

www.garda.ie/en/contact-us/station-directory/

It is important to note that An Garda Síochána do not police on a station basis, but rather on a Divisional basis, and see stations as locations within communities for people to attend, and for resources to be accommodated. Policing for an area is delivered using all resources in a District/ Community Engagement Area and supported by Divisional resources and units.

There have been no Garda station closures in the last number of years. The Commissioner has repeatedly said there is no intention to close any stations.