Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 September 2021
501. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the diversion protective services unit in the Cavan-Monaghan, Sligo-Leitrim and the Wexford Garda division as of 13 September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45056/21]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions and specialist units. As Minister for Justice, I have no role in these matters.
I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of policing priorities and crime trends, to ensure their optimum use.
I am further advised by the Garda authorities that Divisional Protective Services Units provide a best practice service in relation to all domestic abuse incidents and interventions and are responsible for the quality and conduct of their investigations, including the regular updating of victims.
For the Deputy's information, the following table, which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Gardaí attached to Divisional Protective Services Units in Cavan-Monaghan, Sligo-Leitrim and Wexford at 20 September 2021.
|
Division |
Inspector |
Detective Sergeant |
Sergeant |
Detective Gardaí |
Gardaí |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
1 (Part time) |
2 |
- |
10 |
- |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
1 (Part time) |
1 |
- |
5 |
- |
|
Wexford |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
10 |
