Garda Station Closures

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Questions (321)

Eamon Scanlon

Question:

321. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that have been closed in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by location; the number of Garda stations open in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9495/18]

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Minister for Justice and Equality

The Deputy will be aware that, during 2011 and 2012, An Garda Síochána completed a comprehensive review of its district and station network. The objective of this review was to identify opportunities to introduce strategic reforms to enhance service delivery, increase efficiency and streamline practices within the organisation.

The review concluded that a revised district and station network commensurate with the organisation’s resource base would best meet public demand.

In the case of certain stations, many of which were only open part-time and manned by a single Garda, the review determined that resources could be better deployed and more effectively used on the front line if those stations no longer had to be staffed and maintained.

In reaching these conclusions, Garda management reviewed all aspects of the Garda Síochána policing model, including the deployment of personnel, the utilisation of modern technologies and the overall operation of Garda stations.

As a result, the Garda District and Station Rationalisation Programme was implemented in 2012 and 2013.

This was reflected in An Garda Síochána’s Policing Plans for 2012 and 2013 which set out the details of the closure of 39 Garda stations in 2012 and 100 Garda stations in 2013 and the amalgamation of twenty eight Garda districts to fourteen enlarged Garda districts.

I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the closures allowed front line Garda to be managed and deployed with greater mobility, greater flexibility and in a more focused fashion particularly with regard to various targeted police operations. As a result of the Programme, communities have benefited from increased Garda visibility and increased patrolling hours which has enabled An Garda Síochána to deliver an improved policing service to the public.

The stations closed under the 2012 and 2013 Policing Plans are set out below:

No.	Garda Station	County	No.	Garda Station	County
1	Abbeydorney	Kerry	71	Glenville	Cork
2	Aclare	Sligo	72	Goleen	Cork
3	Adrigole	Cork	73	Grangemockler	Tipperary
4	An Clochán	Kerry	74	Harcourt Terrace	Dublin
5	Annagaire	Donegal	75	Hollymount	Mayo
6	Ardagh	Longford	76	Hollywood	Wicklow
7	Baldwinstown	Wexford	77	Inagh	Clare
8	Ballacolla	Laois	78	Inchigeela	Cork
9	Ballinahowan	Westmeath	79	Inistioge	Kilkenny
10	Ballinakill	Laois	80	Johnstown	Kilkenny
11	Ballinalee	Longford	81	Keshcarrigan	Leitrim
12	Ballinderry	Tipperary	82	Kilchreest	Galway
13	Ballinskelligs	Kerry	83	Kilcolgan	Galway
14	Ballinspittle	Cork	84	Kilconly	Galway
15	Ballintubber	Roscommon	85	Kilfinnane	Limerick
16	Ballinure	Tipperary	86	Kilgarvan	Kerry
17	Ballycastle	Mayo	87	Kill	Kildare
18	Ballyduff	Waterford	88	Kill O The Grange	Dublin
19	Ballyfarnon	Roscommon	89	Kilmeedy	Limerick
20	Ballyfeard	Cork	90	Kilmessan	Meath
21	Ballyforan	Roscommon	91	*Lisseycasey	Clare
22	Ballyglass	Mayo	92	Kiltealy	Wexford
23	Ballygurteen	Cork	93	Kiltullagh	Galway
24	Ballylongford	Kerry	94	Kiltyclogher	Leitrim
25	Ballymoe	Galway	95	Knockcroghery	Roscommon
26	Ballymore Eustace	Kildare	96	Knocknagree	Cork
27	Ballyragget	Kilkenny	97	Labasheeda	Clare
28	Ballytore	Kildare	98	Lahardane	Mayo
29	Ballyvary	Mayo	99	Lahinch	Clare
30	Ballywilliam	Wexford	100	Lauragh	Kerry
31	Barrack Street	Cork	101	Leenane	Galway
32	Bawnboy	Cavan	102	Leighlinbridge	Carlow
33	Beaufort	Kerry	103	Loughlynn	Roscommon
34	Bellacorick	Mayo	104	Malin	Donegal
35	Blacksod	Mayo	105	Mallow Road	Cork
36	Broadford	Clare	106	Mary Street	Limerick
37	Brosna	Kerry	107	McCurtain St	Cork
38	Bunnanadden	Sligo	108	Meelin	Cork
39	Camp	Kerry	109	Menlough	Galway
40	Carrigaholt	Clare	110	Mountshannon	Clare
41	Castletown Conyers	Limerick	111	Moyvane	Kerry
42	Castletown Geoghegan	Westmeath	112	Mulranny	Mayo
43	Castletownsend	Cork	113	Na Brocacha / Cloghan	Donegal
44	Church Hill (Min an Lábain)	Donegal	115	New Inn	Galway
45	Cliffoney	Sligo	114	New Inn	Tipperary
46	Clontibret	Monaghan	116	Newbliss	Monaghan
47	Cloone	Leitrim	117	Newtowncashel	Longford
48	Cootehall	Roscommon	118	Quin	Clare
49	Corrandulla	Galway	119	Rathduff	Cork
50	Corrinshigagh	Monaghan	120	Rathowen	Westmeath
51	Crossakiel	Meath	121	Rearcross	Tipperary
52	Culdaff	Donegal	122	Redhills	Cavan
53	Dalkey	Dublin	123	Rush	Dublin
54	Donard	Wicklow	124	Shanaglish	Galway
55	Doochary	Donegal	125	Shanagolden	Limerick
56	Doon	Limerick	126	Shannonbridge	Offaly
57	Doonbeg	Clare	127	Shantonagh	Monaghan
58	Dromahair	Leitrim	128	Smithborough	Monaghan
59	Dromod	Leitrim	129	Stepaside	Dublin
60	Drumkeeran	Leitrim	130	Stradbally	Waterford
61	Dundrum	Tipperary	131	Stradone	Cavan
62	Dunkineely	Donegal	132	Tarmonbarry	Roscommon
63	Easkey	Sligo	133	Terryglass	Tipperary
64	Fenit	Kerry	134	Tourmakeady	Mayo
65	Finea	Cavan	135	Tournafolla	Limerick
66	Galbally	Limerick	136	Tullyvin	Cavan
67	Geashill	Offaly	137	Tynagh	Galway
68	Gleann Cholm Cille	Donegal	138	Valentia Island	Kerry
69	Glenfarne	Leitrim	139	Whitehall	Dublin
70	Glenisland	Mayo

*With regard to Lisseycasey Garda station (No. 91), it should be noted that while Kilmihil Garda station closed in 2013 it was subsequently reopened in 2015 and Lisseycasey closed in its place.

The tables below contain details of Garda stations that are currently open in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon:

Sligo – 11 Garda Stations

Sligo	Ballymote
Colloney	Enniscrone
Coolaney	Gurteen
Grange	Riverstown
Rosses Point	Tubbercurry
Skreen	-

Leitrim - 7 Garda Stations

Carrick on Shannon	Kinlough
Ballinamore	Manorhamilton
Carrigallen	Mohill
Drumshambo	-

Donegal - 37 Garda Stations

Letterkenny	Buncrana	Ballyshannon	Milford
Ballybofey	Burnfoot	Ardara	Bunbeg
Carrigans	Carndonagh	Ballintra	Burtonport
Castlefin	Clonmany	Bundoran	Carrigart
Convoy	Moville	Carrick	Creeslough
Lifford	Muff	Clogher	Dunfanaghy
Newtowncunningham		Donegal	Dungloe (An Clochan Liath)
Raphoe		Glenties	Falcarragh
-		Killybegs	Kerrykeel
-		Mountcharles	Kilmacrennan
-		Pettigo	Ramelton
-			Rathmullen

Roscommon - 14 Garda Stations

Roscommon	Castlerea
Athleague	Ballaghaderreen
Clonark	Ballinlough
Taughmaconnell	Boyle
-	Elphin
-	Frenchpark
-	Keadue
-	Rooskey
-	Strokestown
-	Tulsk