Mary Lou McDonald
Question:119 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the number of community gardaí operating from a location (details supplied) have been cut. [7016/11]
View answerWednesday, 6 April 2011
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Under the Garda Síochána Act the Garda Commissioner has operational control of the force including responsibility for the allocation of resources. I have been informed by him that Store Street Garda Station covers the area referred to by the Deputy and that the personnel strength of Store Street Garda station, on the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 284.
While the number of dedicated Community Gardaí in Store Street station is 78, under the current model of Community Policing all Gardaí have responsibility, inter alia, to deal with Community Policing issues as and when they arise.