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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2014

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Questions (394)

Alan Farrell

Question:

394. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 27 May 2014, the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the DMR north district and sub-districts from 2008, broken down by station and year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27987/14]

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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and Garda vehicles, 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.

Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources.

Responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational circumstances. The Deputy will appreciate that a degree of flexibility in allocating and re-allocating vehicles among stations, so as to best match the allocation of resources with policing priorities, is essential to the efficient management of the Garda fleet. As a consequence it is not fully practicable to provide a breakdown of Garda vehicles by individual area.

However, I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda vehicles allocated to the DMR North Districts is as set out in table below:

DMR NORTH 2008 – 2014 (as of 26 June 2014)

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2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

TOTAL:

108

109

118

124

132

140

131

BALBRIGGAN DISTRICT

9

8

10

10

12

13

12

BALLYMUN DISTRICT

53

53

59

63

67

72

67

COOLOCK DISTRICT

27

29

30

30

31

34

31

RAHENY DISTRICT

19

19

19

21

22

21

21

I have also been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of each Garda Station in the DMR North Division, broken down by full time members, Garda Reserves and Civilians, on 30 April 2014, the latest date for which figures are readily available, is as set out in the tables below:

District/Station

Strength

Garda Reserves

Strength

Garda Reserve

30/04/14

31/05/14

31/12/13

31/12/13

Balbriggan

Balbriggan

61

5

64

5

Garristown

2

2

Lusk

11

10

Skerries

10

10

Ballymun

Ballymun

117

12

118

11

Dublin Airport

24

26

Santry

92

10

95

9

Coolock

Coolock

112

8

112

8

Malahide

33

2

34

1

Swords

73

10

74

10

Raheny

Clontarf

71

4

69

4

Howth

37

3

38

Raheny

59

9

62

8

District/Station

Strength

Garda Reserves

Strength

Garda Reserve

31/12/12

31/12/12

31/12/11

31/12/11

Balbriggan

Balbriggan

69

7

70

7

Garristown

2

3

Rush

Closed

5

Lusk

8

6

Skerries

11

11

Ballymun

Ballymun

118

13

113

12

Dublin Airport

31

33

Whitehall

Closed

Closed

44

5

Santry

102

12

81

10

Coolock

Coolock

114

9

117

13

Malahide

34

4

35

2

Swords

77

7

77

10

Raheny

Clontarf

72

2

77

5

Howth

42

4

39

4

Raheny

64

5

68

6

District/Station

Strength

Garda Reserves

Strength

Garda Reserve

31/12/10

31/12/10

31/12/09

31/12/09

Balbriggan

Balbriggan

68

6

67

5

Garristown

3

3

Rush

5

6

Lusk

7

4

Skerries

11

12

Ballymun

Ballymun

128

10

130

10

Dublin Airport

22

23

Whitehall

44

2

85

2

Santry

82

8

48

6

Coolock

Coolock

120

12

123

8

Malahide

37

2

44

2

Swords

84

9

87

5

Raheny

Clontarf

79

5

79

4

Howth

38

4

44

4

Raheny

75

6

77

4

District/Station

Strength

*Garda Reserves

31/12/08

31/12/08

Balbriggan

Balbriggan

59

Garristown

3

Rush

4

Lusk

3

Skerries

13

Ballymun

Ballymun

112

Dublin Airport

25

Whitehall

49

Santry

85

Coolock

Coolock

118

Malahide

45

Swords

82

Raheny

Clontarf

81

Howth

40

Raheny

71

* The breakdown of Garda Reserve members by Station is not readily available and can only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought.

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