Catherine Murphy
Question:947. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of detective inspector posts filled within Kildare Garda division in 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [12789/24]
View answerWednesday, 20 March 2024
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As the Deputy will be aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes the allocation of Garda members to a given Division, District, Station or specialist unit. As Minister I have no role in this and cannot seek to direct the Commissioner in relation this process.
I am assured that the Commissioner keeps the allocation of these resources under continued review to ensure their optimum use. Among the factors considered are population statistics, crime trends and operational policing demands.
I have requested from Garda authorities the number of detective inspector posts filled within Kildare Garda Division during the time frame outlined by the Deputy. I am advised that the numbers in 2023 and to-date in 2024 are fewer than 10. As the Deputy may already be aware, further data is not released by An Garda Síochána for counts of fewer than 10 for data protection and security reasons.