Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
639. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in the Donegal division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32605/18]
View answer678. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in Tallaght, Rathfarnham, Terenure and Crumlin. [32754/18]
View answer709. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each Garda station in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [32794/18]
View answer778. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each Garda station in Limerick city in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by division, district and sub-district, in tabular form. [33049/18]
View answer840. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of Garda stations (details supplied) in the Laois-Offaly division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [33480/18]
View answer936. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in County Carlow for each year from 2009 to date. [34394/18]
View answer973. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station (details supplied) in County Meath in each of the years 2009 to 2017 to date in 2018. [34431/18]
View answer1008. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of stations (details supplied) in the Dublin northern metropolitan region for each year from 2009 to date. [34496/18]
View answer1051. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in County Kilkenny in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018 [34762/18]
View answer1089. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in the Mayo division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [34801/18]
View answer1132. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in the Dublin metropolitan region north, R district. [34927/18]
View answer1133. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each station in the Dublin metropolitan division, district R in each year since 2009 to date in 2018. [34928/18]
View answer1170. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the weekly opening hours of each Garda station in Sligo-Leitrim in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [34969/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 639, 678, 709, 778, 840, 936, 973, 1008, 1051, 1089, 1132, 1133 and 1170 together.
As the Deputies will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is primarily responsible the effective and efficient use of resources available to An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no role in relation to the matter. This includes the Commissioner's responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations as well as operational matters such as the opening hours of Garda stations, taking into account crime trends and policing priorities, so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of the resources available.
The information requested relates to the opening hours of a large number of Garda stations in 11 Divisions, over a period of 9 years. I expect that compiling this information will take some time.
I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and will write to the Deputies concerned when it is to hand.
