Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2019
852. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff attached to the Dublin metro south central division in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by division, district and subdistrict in tabular form. [33026/19]
View answerThe Garda staff strength attached to the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) South Central Garda Division and station from 2009 to 30 June 2019, as provided by the Garda Commissioner, is outlined in the table below.
|
DMR SC |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
Pearse St |
17 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
28 |
|
Harcourt St |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kevin St |
11 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
20 |
|
Kilmainham |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Donnybrook |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
|
Irishtown |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
38 |
37 |
33 |
32 |
31 |
28 |
30 |
28 |
30 |
35 |
55 |
I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that as of 30 June 2019, there were 55 Garda Staff assigned to the DMR South Central Division. As of 31 May 2019, there were 2,675 Garda Staff employed by An Garda Síochána undertaking a range of administrative and technical duties across the organisation.
More generally, the Deputy will be aware, the Government's vision is for a Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 to include 15,000 Garda members and 4,000 Garda Staff. The projected 4,000 Garda Staff represents a medium-term target of 20% of the Garda full-time workforce comprised of civilians.
The continued growth of civilianisation within An Garda Síochána is supported by the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. This Report states that civilianisation should be seen as part of the strategic vision for the organisation, building a stronger skill mix and delivering a better service to the public.
