Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 April 2004
118 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who will be on duty in the greater Dublin area on each of the days of the weekend of 30 April to 3 May 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12398/04]
View answerI have been informed by the Garda authorities which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the current assessment of policing duty requirements suggest that there will be in the region of 5,000 gardaí on duty in the Dublin area over the weekend of 30 April 2004 to 3 May 2004.
All gardaí, uniform and detective, in the Dublin metropolitan region will be on duty and will be supplemented by personnel from outside the region. In addition, these members will be augmented by the operational support units. The operational support units consist of the Garda mounted unit, Garda dog unit, Garda water unit and the Garda air support unit.
119 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who will be on duty in the State, outside the greater Dublin area, on each of the days of the weekend of 30 April to 3 May 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12399/04]
View answerI have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the following table gives details of the number of gardaí on duty, outside the greater Dublin area, on each of the dates from 30 April 2004 to 3 May 2004.
|
Date |
Number on duty |
|
30 April 2004 |
2,892 |
|
1 May 2004 |
2,923 |
|
2 May 2004 |
2,595 |
|
3 May 2004 |
3,586 |
