Paul Donnelly
Question:586. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank assigned to each divisional scenes of crime unit as of 30 June 2020 and 21 February 2022, in tabular form. [11243/22]
View answerTuesday, 1 March 2022
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As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 as amended, 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. As Minister, 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 understand that it is a matter for the Divisional Chief Superintendent to determine the optimum distribution of duties among the personnel available to him or her, having regard to the profile of each area within the Division and its specific needs.
The table following, which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of gardaí by rank assigned to each Divisional Scenes of Crime Unit at 30 June 2020 and 21 February 2022.
|
Division |
Garda Rank |
30/06/2020 |
21/02/2022 |
|
Kildare |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Kildare |
Garda |
3 |
4 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
Garda |
3 |
3 |
|
Meath |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Meath |
Garda |
4 |
4 |
|
Waterford/Kilkenny/Carlow |
Garda |
8 |
7 |
|
Westmeath |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Westmeath |
Garda |
6 |
6 |
|
Wexford |
Garda |
4 |
4 |
|
Wicklow |
Garda |
4 |
4 |
|
Kildare |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Kildare |
Garda |
3 |
4 |
|
Donegal |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Donegal |
Garda |
5 |
4 |
|
Galway |
Sergeant |
1 |
0 |
|
Galway |
Garda |
5 |
5 |
|
Louth |
Sergeant |
1 |
0 |
|
Louth |
Garda |
3 |
4 |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
Garda |
4 |
4 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
Garda |
5 |
4 |
|
Mayo |
Sergeant |
0 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
Garda |
2 |
2 |
|
Roscommon/Longford |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Roscommon/Longford |
Garda |
3 |
3 |
|
Tipperary |
Garda |
5 |
3 |
|
Cork City |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Cork City |
Garda |
6 |
6 |
|
Cork West |
Garda |
3 |
3 |
|
Kerry |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Kerry |
Garda |
5 |
5 |
|
Cork North |
Garda |
4 |
4 |
|
Clare |
Detective Inspector |
1 |
1 |
|
Clare |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Clare |
Garda |
4 |
4 |
|
Limerick |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
Limerick |
Garda |
5 |
4 |
|
DMR West |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
DMR West |
Garda |
11 |
10 |
|
DMR South |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
DMR South |
Garda |
8 |
8 |
|
DMR South Central |
Sergeant |
1 |
1 |
|
DMR South Central |
Garda |
9 |
9 |
|
DMR East |
Sergeant |
1 |
0 |
|
DMR East |
Garda |
6 |
5 |
|
DMR North Central |
Garda |
7 |
6 |
|
DMR North |
Garda |
7 |
7 |