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Garda Strength

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2011

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Questions (288, 289)

Seán Kenny

Question:

303 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank in each local public order unit; and the number of vacancies by rank in each unit. [6745/11]

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I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of the latest date (31 March 2011) for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána was 14,330. I am further informed that for security and operational reasons it is Garda policy not to disclose the number of personnel attached to the public order units.

Seán Kenny

Question:

304 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each local traffic unit by rank the number of marked and unmarked traffic cars, vans, jeeps and motorbikes; and the number of vacancies in each unit by rank. [6747/11]

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I am informed by the Garda authorities that, as of the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of each Divisional Traffic Unit, and the number of traffic vehicles allocated to each Divisional Traffic Unit is as set out in the table. In addition to this there is a Superintendent attached to each of the 6 Garda regions in the Country. The Deputy will also be aware that an Assistant Commissioner, based in the Garda National Traffic Bureau, has overall responsibility for traffic policy. The Deputy will appreciate that, as with any large organisation, the numbers in any unit will fluctuate from time to time due to, for example, transfers, retirements, resignations etc.

Garda Traffic Corps

Division/Office

Strength

Cars

4x4s

Motorbikes

Vans

GNTB

11

Cavan-Monaghan

36

7

1

4

0

Clare

26

4

1

2

1

Cork City

51

10

1

8

2

Cork North

40

10

1

3

0

Cork West

30

6

1

2

0

DMR East

18

2

1

6

0

DMR North

23

3

2

5

0

DMR North Central

21

3

2

7

0

DMR South

16

2

2

7

0

DMR South Central

27

2

1

8

3

DMR Traffic

154

17

5

33

3

DMR West

22

2

2

5

0

Donegal

35

10

1

4

0

Galway

49

10

1

8

1

Kerry

33

3

3

1

0

Kildare

40

6

2

1

1

Kilkenny-Carlow

38

9

0

1

1

Laois-Offaly

35

7

1

4

0

Limerick

33

6

1

5

1

Louth

25

6

1

3

0

Mayo

24

5

1

2

0

Meath

31

5

2

3

1

Roscommon-Longford

23

5

1

1

0

Sligo-Leitrim

34

9

1

3

2

Tipperary

30

5

1

4

0

Waterford

26

3

1

3

0

Westmeath

30

6

1

2

0

Wexford

25

4

1

3

0

Wicklow

30

4

1

0

0

Total

1016

171

40

138

16

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