Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
177. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointed detectives in each Garda Síochána division at the present time and for the same date in each of the years 2011 to 2015, in tabular form. [21274/16]
View answerThe Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources. The specific information on the number of detectives in each Division on the 31 May 2016, the latest date for which figures are readily available and on the corresponding date 2011 - 2015, was as set out in the following table.
As the Deputy will be aware, when the financial crisis hit, the Government of the time introduced a moratorium on recruitment and the four year National Recovery Plan, published in 2010, envisaged a steady reduction in Garda numbers. Thankfully, in a recovering economy, we were able to reopen the Garda College in September 2014, and a total of 851 Garda trainees have been recruited with a further 300 planned to be recruited during the remainder of this year. So far 534 of the new Garda trainees have attested as members of An Garda Síochána and have been assigned to mainstream uniform duties nationwide with another 150 more planned to attest in November.
The Programme for a Partnership Government commits the Government to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country. Key to achieving this goal is the commitment in the Programme to continue the ongoing accelerated Garda recruitment programme with a view to increasing Garda numbers to 15,000 as well as doubling the Garda Reserve and increasing the number of civilian staff so as to free-up Gardaí for front-line policing. All Garda activities, will undoubtedly benefit from the resources now coming on stream through the accelerated Garda recruitment programme.
An Garda Síochána Detective Strengths 31 May 2011 – 2016
|
DIVISION |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
DMR SOUTH CENTRAL |
53 |
47 |
42 |
44 |
39 |
38 |
|
DMR SOUTHERN |
49 |
50 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
|
DMR NORTHERN |
66 |
60 |
44 |
41 |
44 |
42 |
|
DMR WEST |
55 |
60 |
55 |
54 |
55 |
50 |
|
DMR NORTH CENTRAL |
43 |
39 |
40 |
39 |
40 |
38 |
|
DMR EAST |
35 |
29 |
27 |
28 |
25 |
24 |
|
WICKLOW |
19 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
|
LOUTH |
25 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
29 |
27 |
|
MEATH |
19 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
|
WESTMEATH |
22 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
|
LEIX/OFFALY |
24 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
28 |
26 |
|
KILDARE |
25 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
26 |
|
WEXFORD |
16 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
22 |
21 |
|
WATERFORD |
26 |
24 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
|
KILKENNY/CARLOW |
19 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
22 |
|
TIPPERARY |
21 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
|
CORK CITY |
98 |
88 |
81 |
98 |
93 |
85 |
|
CORK NORTH |
14 |
13 |
13 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
|
CORK WEST |
20 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
|
KERRY |
25 |
23 |
20 |
26 |
26 |
28 |
|
LIMERICK |
49 |
57 |
50 |
46 |
61 |
57 |
|
CLARE |
37 |
35 |
32 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
|
GALWAY |
50 |
44 |
40 |
55 |
49 |
47 |
|
ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD |
16 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
|
MAYO |
23 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
21 |
18 |
|
SLIGO/LEITRIM |
28 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
|
DONEGAL |
37 |
36 |
35 |
32 |
35 |
35 |
|
CAVAN/MONAGHAN |
19 |
12 |
27 |
31 |
31 |
29 |
|
TOTAL: |
933 |
862 |
819 |
870 |
905 |
874 |
