Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
303. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, a county breakdown of the number of gardaí assigned by station in December 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of Garda cars assigned by station in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49350/14]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and transport 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 been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of each station in the country broken down by District and Division on 31 December 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and on 31 October 2014 was as set out in spreadsheets which I have arranged to be forwarded to the Deputy. The information in the format, as requested by the Deputy, in relation to a breakdown of the fleet, is not readily available and would require a disproportion use of Garda time and effort to extract the relevant information and cannot be justified at this time, however, the breakdown of Garda fleet by Division is provided.
