asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda stations in the constituency of Dublin north-west.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Garda Stations.
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At present there are two Garda stations located in Dublin north-west constituency—one at Cabra and the other at Finglas. The area is also policed from the following stations: Ballyfermot, Blanchardstown, Mountjoy, Bridewell, Santry and Whitehall. It is proposed to erect a new Garda station at Ballymun, which will also serve part of the constituency.
The Minister is aware that the Garda barracks in Finglas is, in fact, a sub-station of the Cabra Garda barracks and that there is only one Garda barracks left now that he has removed Chapelizod Garda barracks?
No; it is a sub-district, not a sub-station—a station in its own right.
A sub-district station?
Yes, but so is every other station that is not a district station.
Is the Minister not aware of the difficulty there is with this sub-district station having to work under the bye-laws of the county and take their cases to the county court in Kilmainham instead of going to the Bridewell, and that this greatly hampers their efficiency in the area?
I do not accept that that is so at all.