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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 2 Dec 2003

Vol. 576 No. 1

Written Answers. - Garda Deployment.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

311 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the comparative per capita distribution of gardaí by division and by district. [29322/03]

I have been informed by the Garda authorities that population statistics were last published by the Central Statistics Office in 2002. At that time the population stood at 3,917,336 while current strength of the force is 12,031 which equates to one member of the Garda Síochána per 325.6 head of population.

As Garda divisional-district boundaries do not correspond to district electoral divisions it is not possible to provide the Deputy with the information sought on the comparative per capitaratio of population by individual Garda divisions and districts.

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