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Garda Strength

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Questions (878)

Colm Keaveney

Question:

878. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current personnel strength of An Garda Síochána and of the Garda Reserve and civilians whole time equivalents and the strength of community Gardaí broken down by division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/13]

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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that on 28 February 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána, the Garda Reserve, the civilian whole time equivalents and the Community Gardaí, broken down by Division, was as set out in the following table:

Division

Strength

Reserve

Civilian WTE

Community

DMR South Central

698

71

32

58

DMR South

588

46

29

59

DMR North

742

66

43

74

DMR West

744

65

47

76

DMR North Central

653

60

38

136

DMR East

419

18

23

19

Wicklow

334

36

23

20

Louth

290

48

23

20

Meath

294

38

26

13

Westmeath

255

25

22

10

Laois/Offaly

289

32

21

18

Kildare

318

27

29

0

Wexford

256

32

28

15

Waterford

286

36

29

54

Kilkenny/Carlow

297

37

26

104

Tipperary

369

36

34

96

Cork City

677

67

62

31

Cork North

303

26

23

8

Cork West

301

30

24

4

Kerry

297

32

32

10

Limerick

604

51

50

63

Clare

292

17

31

8

Galway

585

71

44

20

Roscommon/Longford

280

20

24

9

Mayo

301

35

32

4

Sligo/Leitrim

302

25

23

8

Donegal

427

32

29

24

Cavan/Monaghan

346

23

36

8

In addition to the resources available at Divisional level, there are also Gardaí and civilian staff assigned to national units of the Garda Síochána such as the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations and the Garda National Immigration Bureau, and at Garda headquarters.

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