Vol. 493 No. 5
212 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 14 May 1998, the changes, if any, in Garda numbers in each division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/98]
The Garda authorities are responsible for the detailed deployment of Garda personnel to individual areas. They have informed me that the changes in the Garda numbers in each of the Garda divisions since my reply to the parliamentary question referred to by the Deputy are as outlined in the following table:—
|
Division |
Number of gardaí (all ranks) on 30-4-1998 |
Number of gardaí (all ranks) on 31-5-1998 |
Change +/- |
|
DMA South-Central |
680 |
673 |
-7 |
|
DMA South |
457 |
453 |
-4 |
|
DMA North |
550 |
548 |
-2 |
|
DMA North-Central |
565 |
555 |
-10 |
|
DMA East |
538 |
534 |
-4 |
|
DMA West |
512 |
514 |
+2 |
|
Louth-Meath |
517 |
512 |
-5 |
|
Longford-Westmeath |
238 |
239 |
+1 |
|
Laois-Offaly |
279 |
279 |
0 |
|
Carlow-Kildare |
291 |
290 |
-1 |
|
Wexford |
288 |
288 |
0 |
|
Waterford-Kilkenny |
314 |
316 |
+2 |
|
Tipperary |
310 |
310 |
0 |
|
Cork City |
560 |
563 |
+3 |
|
Cork North |
232 |
234 |
+2 |
|
Cork West |
231 |
233 |
+2 |
|
Kerry |
238 |
238 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
421 |
422 |
+1 |
|
Clare |
229 |
231 |
+2 |
|
Galway West |
313 |
315 |
+2 |
|
Roscommon-Galway East |
237 |
237 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
261 |
262 |
+1 |
|
Sligo-Leitrim |
262 |
260 |
-2 |
|
Donegal |
443 |
447 |
+4 |
|
Cavan-Monaghan |
368 |
367 |
-1 |
