Sorca Clarke
Question:1238. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda stations without a domestic violence liaison garda in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [19328/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 April 2022
Questions (1238)
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to your Parliamentary Question 1238 and 1239 of 25 April 2022 asking about the number of domestic violence liaison officers in An Garda Síochána by division, and the number of stations with a domestic violence liaison Garda. You will recall that at the time Minister McEntee had reached out to An Garda Síochána to request information and undertook to forward that information when received. I sincerely apologise for the delay in providing this to you.
Tackling domestic violence and supporting victims are key priorities for me as Minister for Justice and for Government as a whole. This is something to which the Garda Commissioner and An Garda Síochána also attach the highest priority.
I am informed that in line with the Garda Síochána Domestic Abuse Intervention Policy, there are Divisional Domestic Abuse Inspectors appointed in every Garda Division supported by Garda or Sergeant Members. These are nominated to engage with the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in the respective District/Garda Station area and there are currently 157 such members in An Garda Síochána, as illustrated in the table below.
It should be noted that each Divisional Officer will make arrangements according to the unique circumstances within their Division. Members nominated to liaise with NGOs may do either so on a full-time or part-time basis as part of their work.
|
Division |
Nominated liaison with NGOs regarding the Domestic Abuse Intervention Policy |
Inspectors |
Sergeants |
Gardaí |
|
Clare |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
Cork City |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Cork North |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cork West |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
DMR East |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
DMR North |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
DMR North Central |
9 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
DMR South |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
DMR South Central |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
DMR West |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Donegal |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Gaillimh |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Kildare/Laois/Offaly |
16 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Louth |
9 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford |
16 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Meath |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Westmeath |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sligo Leitrim |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
Waterford/Kilkenny/Carlow |
14 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
|
Wicklow |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
As noted, there are no Garda Divisions without an appointed Divisional Domestic Abuse Inspector. Garda personnel are nominated to engage with the relevant NGO and have responsibility for engaging with these NGOs in respect of Garda districts and stations within their respective Division. Accordingly, whilst there are Garda Stations without a nominated member officially stationed at that particular Station, all Stations fall under the responsibility of a nominated member. This was also the case in 2020 and in 2021.
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
Number of Garda stations without a member nominated to liaise with relevant NGOs in the area. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Written answers
I propose to take Questions Nos. 1238 and 1239 together.
I have not been able to access the required information from An Garda Síochána within the timeframe allotted to answer these questions. I will revert to the Deputy when it is available.
Question No. 1239 answered with Question No. 1238.