Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
310. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have been trained to use devices (details supplied) to date; and the number of device mouthpieces that have been used by gardaí in 2018. [43261/18]
View answerI am advised by the Garda authorities that the number of Gardaí that have been trained to use the specified devices is given in the following table, broken down by Garda division.
|
Region |
Division |
No. of personnel trained |
|
Eastern Region |
Meath |
117 |
|
|
Wicklow |
57 |
|
|
Kildare |
55 |
|
|
Laois/Offaly |
55 |
|
|
Westmeath |
101 |
|
DMR |
DMR North |
14 |
|
|
DMR South |
58 |
|
|
DMR East |
52 |
|
|
DMR West |
25 |
|
|
DMR North-Central |
33 |
|
|
DMR South-Central |
330 |
|
|
DMR Traffic |
58 |
|
South-Eastern |
Kilkenny/Carlow |
228 |
|
|
Tipperary |
83 |
|
|
Waterford |
142 |
|
|
Wexford |
112 |
|
Western Region |
Clare |
186 |
|
|
Galway |
202 |
|
|
Mayo |
153 |
|
|
Roscommon/Longford |
157 |
|
Southern Region |
Cork City |
108 |
|
|
Cork North |
92 |
|
|
Cork West |
228 |
|
|
Kerry |
99 |
|
|
Limerick |
168 |
|
Northern Region |
Donegal |
170 |
|
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
32 |
|
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
118 |
|
|
Louth |
94 |
*Figures provided are as of the 24th August 2018. All data provided is provisional, operational, and subject to change.
Regarding the number of mouthpieces that have been used by Gardaí in 2018, I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána in relation to these statistics and I will be in contact with the Deputy directly on receipt of this report.
