Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
554. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of serving gardaí in County Kildare; the number per Garda station; the number of new gardaí allocated to each station over the past three years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48446/22]
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 2023 of €2.14 billion.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that at 31 August 2022, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 441 Garda members assigned to Kildare Division which represents an increase of 11% since end December 2019.
The table below which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Garda members assigned to Kildare Division at 31 August 2022, the latest date for which figures are available.
|
31 August 2022 |
District |
Station |
GD |
SG |
IN |
SU |
CS |
AC |
Total |
|
KILDARE DIVISION |
KILDARE |
ATHY |
29 |
5 |
34 |
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|
CASTLEDERMOT |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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|
KILDARE |
47 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
55 |
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|
MONASTEREVIN |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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|
NEWBRIDGE |
44 |
10 |
1 |
55 |
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|
RATHANGAN |
2 |
2 |
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|
TOTAL |
127 |
23 |
2 |
1 |
153 |
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|
LEIXLIP |
CARBURY |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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|
CELBRIDGE |
10 |
2 |
12 |
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|
KILCOCK |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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|
LEIXLIP |
71 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
87 |
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|
MAYNOOTH |
8 |
1 |
9 |
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|
TOTAL |
97 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
118 |
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|
NAAS |
CLANE |
10 |
3 |
13 |
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|
KILCULLEN |
8 |
1 |
9 |
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|
NAAS |
111 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
141 |
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|
ROBERTSTOWN |
7 |
7 |
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|
TOTAL |
136 |
27 |
6 |
1 |
170 |
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|
KILDARE Total |
360 |
66 |
12 |
3 |
441 |
I am advised by the Garda authorities that since the reopening of the Garda College a total of 177 Probationer Gardaí have been assigned to Kildare Division. The table below sets out the allocation of these Probationer Gardaí by station.
|
Kildare Divison - Probationers by Training Station |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Station Totals |
|
KILDARE |
0 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
35 |
|
LEIXLIP |
5 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
41 |
|
NAAS |
5 |
5 |
24 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
63 |
|
NEWBRIDGE |
5 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
|
CELBRIDGE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
ATHY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
CLANE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
KILCOCK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
MAYNOOTH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total |
15 |
20 |
47 |
30 |
17 |
23 |
7 |
18 |
177 |
*The above information is based upon operational data which has been provided by An Garda Síochána and may be liable to change.
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.
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
