As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, including Community Gardaí, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. 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 strength of each Garda Station in the Coolock and Raheny Garda Districts, broken down by rank, on 30 November 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, is set out in the table hereunder:
Station
|
Civilian
|
Reserve
|
Gda
|
Sgt
|
Insp
|
Supt
|
Coolock
|
11
|
8
|
94
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
Malahide
|
1
|
1
|
31
|
3
|
|
-
|
Swords
|
2
|
9
|
62
|
11
|
1
|
-
|
Clontarf
|
1
|
2
|
64
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
Howth
|
1
|
3
|
33
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
Raheny
|
6
|
7
|
51
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
For security and operational reasons, it is not Garda policy and it would not be in the public interest to disclose detailed information on the role of each member.