As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of all personnel 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.
The information regarding figures from 2007 to 2012, inclusive, is available at the link:
Garda Personnel
The personnel strength of each Garda Division on 31 December 2013 and on 31 January 2014, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the following table.
Station
|
2013
|
2014
|
D.M.R.S.C.
|
686
|
683
|
D.M.R.N.C
|
624
|
621
|
D.M.R.N.
|
714
|
713
|
D.M.R.E.
|
407
|
406
|
D.M.R.S.
|
569
|
568
|
D.M.R.W.
|
717
|
715
|
Waterford
|
274
|
274
|
Wexford
|
252
|
253
|
Kilkenny/Carlow
|
289
|
288
|
Tipperary
|
371
|
369
|
Cork City
|
683
|
686
|
Cork North
|
300
|
298
|
Cork West
|
275
|
275
|
Kerry
|
296
|
298
|
Limerick
|
589
|
589
|
Donegal
|
409
|
407
|
Cavan/Monaghan
|
331
|
332
|
Sligo/Leitrim
|
305
|
305
|
Louth
|
286
|
286
|
Clare
|
291
|
289
|
Mayo
|
307
|
306
|
Galway
|
574
|
576
|
Roscommon/Longford
|
285
|
286
|
Westmeath
|
245
|
248
|
Meath
|
287
|
287
|
Kildare
|
315
|
312
|
Laois/Offaly
|
284
|
282
|
Wicklow
|
328
|
327
|