Garda Deployment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Questions (568, 570)

Simon Harris

Question:

568. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in a county (details supplied); if he will provide breakdown in tabular form of the numbers by station and Garda rank or role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1114/14]

Simon Harris

Question:

570. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reserve members in a county (details supplied); the stations to which they are assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1116/14]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 570 together.

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. I have however been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strengths, broken down by Garda rank, Garda Reserves and civilians, of each Garda Station in Wicklow Garda Division on 30 November 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, are set out in the following table.

Wicklow	Gda	Sgt	Insp	Supt	C/Supt	Reserve	Civilian
Baltinglass	28	4	1	1	-	3	4
Blessington	18	3	-	-	-	4	1
Carnew	3	1	-	-	-	-	-
Dunlavin	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shillelagh	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tinahely	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bray	100	16	4	1	1	8	8
Enniskerry	4	1	-	-	-	-	-
Greystones	31	3	-	-	-	4	-
Newtownmountkennedy	3	1	-	-	-	-	-
Arklow	29	5	1	-	-	11	2
Ashford	5	2	-	-	-	-	1
Aughrim	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Avoca	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rathdrum	3	1	-	-	-	-	-
Roundwood	3	1	-	-	-	-	-
Wicklow	39	5	1	1	-	9	5
Total	275	43	7	3	1	39	22