Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1586. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to Ballymun Garda station, by grade, at the end of June 2022, or the latest date available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41177/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.
The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2022 of over €2 billion.
I understand that it is a matter for the Divisional Chief Superintendent to determine the optimum distribution of duties among the personnel available to them, having regard to the profile of each area within the Division and its specific needs.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that at 30 June 2022, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 137 Garda members assigned to Ballymun Garda station. This represents an increase of over 21% since December 2017.
For the Deputy's information the table below, which was provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Gardaí assigned to Ballymun District at 30 June 2022, the latest date for which figures are available.
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7 |
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District |
Station |
GD |
SG |
IN |
SU |
CS |
AC |
Total |
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BALLYMUN |
BALLYMUN |
110 |
20 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
137 |
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DUBLIN AIRPORT |
42 |
6 |
1 |
49 |
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SANTRY |
69 |
12 |
81 |
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TOTAL |
221 |
38 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
267 |
In the interests of transparency, further detailed information in relation to Garda numbers can be found on my Department’s website. This information is updated every month with the latest data provided by An Garda Síochána, and includes the number of Gardaí by station across the whole country.
The information can be found at the following link:
www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/An_Garda_Siochana_facts_and_figures
