Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
93. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel across the Dublin area by year from 2011 to date, broken down by region; the number of Garda stations across the Dublin area from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18010/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, under section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration An Garda Síochána, which includes the allocation of Garda members between the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.
The Deputy may wish to be aware that my Department publishes a breakdown of Garda members and staff, across all stations and Divisions since 2009, on its website. These are updated monthly, and may be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/66833-garda-workforce/ .
The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, shows the number of Garda Stations in the Dublin area as at December 31 each year and March 31 2023.
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
48 |
43 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
The Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities, and ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, which is reflected in an allocation of €2.14 billion under Budget 2023.
This funding allocation will support the recruitment of up to 1,000 Gardaí and 400 additional Garda staff this year.
I regularly engage with the Garda authorities with a view to ensuring that every possible support is in place to deliver on this level of recruitment.
