Pa Daly
Question:584. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice by what mechanism does the Garda Commissioner know, in real time, what Garda resources he has available to him to deploy. [55394/23]
View answerTuesday, 12 December 2023
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the distribution of Garda members between the various Garda stations and Divisions, and for assessing the resourcing needs of the organisation on an ongoing basis. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána has a Roster and Duty Management System (RDMS) which supports resource management. It provides duty planning and time and attendance recording which is used to manage Garda members in a formalised and streamlined resource management process.
This system is integrated with the computer aided dispatch system ‘GardaSAFE’. This software system integrates telephone, radio, RDMS and PULSE applications. The system is accessible in the Regional Control Centres (RCCs) and enables the creation of contact records, incidents and the dispatch of units to incidents.
With the introduction of the GardaSAFE system, there is a significant wealth of data available to the Commissioner and his management team to monitor resources in real-time through an application called ‘Kibana’. This system contains a management dashboard, which provides a visual, search and analytical tool.