Desmond J. O'Malley
Question:212 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the number of gardaí in the Limerick division has decreased by 100 between 1985 and 2001; the further reason the biggest decrease in any division in the country was in the Limerick division; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are very serious crime problems in Limerick; and if he will make a statement explaining the position and setting out the increase in Garda manpower which he proposes to allocate to the Limerick division. [10980/01]