Garda Deployment

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Questions (146)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

146. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí engaged in community policing in each county; the number of persons engaged in community policing including volunteers and Garda Reserve members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49624/13]

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Minister for Justice and Equality

As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts, the various Garda national units and of course Garda Headquarters. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. The Deputy will understand that as with any large organisation, on any given day, the overall strength of the organisation may fluctuate due, for example, to retirements, resignations etc. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Community Gardaí and Garda Reserves in each Division on 30 September 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, are set out in the following table. It should be noted that all Gardaí have responsibility, inter alia, to deal with Community Policing issues as and when they arise.

Division	Community	Reserve
D.M.R. SC	58	75
D.M.R. NC	135	63
D.M.R. North	68	58
D.M.R. East	30	21
D.M.R. South	54	48
D.M.R. West	69	64
Waterford	51	38
Wexford	13	30
Tipperary	90	40
Kilkenny/Carlow	99	39
Cork City	27	67
Cork North	8	26
Cork West	4	30
Kerry	7	35
Limerick	62	54
Donegal	30	30
Cavan/Monaghan	6	24
Sligo/Leitrim	9	25
Louth	16	51
Clare	7	15
Mayo	3	35
Galway	18	69
Roscommon/Longford	8	20
Westmeath	11	29
Meath	12	39
Kildare	0	33
Laois/Offaly	11	32
Wicklow	18	39
Total	923	1129