Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of member training hours per annum that are allocated to core gardaí attached to the Donegal division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32618/18]
View answer691. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of member training hours per annum that are allocated to core gardaí attached to the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32767/18]
View answer722. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of member training hours per annum that are allocated to core gardaí attached to the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32807/18]
View answer791. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of member training hours per annum that are allocated to core gardaí attached to the Limerick city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [33062/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 652, 691, 722 and 791 together.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of the resources.
I am advised by the Commissioner that An Garda Síochána is not in a position to provide the specific information requested by the Deputy as it would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources to collate the data requested.
