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asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of the gardaí at present acting as juvenile liaison officers; the Garda stations to which each juvenile liaison officer is attached; and the rank of the members of the gardaí at present working as juvenile liaison officers.
990.
asked the Minister for Justice the special training available to members of the Garda Síochána who wish to become juvenile liaison officers.
991.
asked the Minister for Justice the average number of gardaí working as juvenile liaison officers in each of the last ten years.
992.
asked the Minister for Justice how many juvenile liaison officers, if any, are attached to each of the following Garda stations; (a) Rathfarnham; (b) Tallaght; (c) Dundrum and the Garda rank of each of these juvenile liaison officers.
993.
asked the Minister for Justice how many juvenile liaison officers, if any, are attached to Blackrock Garda station; and the Garda rank of each.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 989 to 993, inclusive, together.
The manpower and other resources allocated to specialised duties such as those of juvenile liaison officer are matters for decision from time to time by the Garda authorities in the light of their assessment of needs and having regard to overall resources and other demands on Garda services.
Details of (I) the number and rank of members of the Garda Síochána at present acting as juvenile liaison officers and the Garda station to which each officer is attached and (II) the number and rank of members working as juvenile liaison officers on 31 December in each of the last ten years are set out in the following statement:
I—Number, Rank and assignment of Juvenile Liaison Officers as at 21 June, 1982.
|
Number and Rank |
Station |
|
(a) Dublin Metropolitan Area |
|
|
3 Sergeants and 1 Garda |
Dublin Castle |
|
2 Gardaí in each of the following Stations |
Ballyfermot, Cabra, Coolock, Whitehall |
|
1 Garda in each of the following Stations |
Blackrock, Bray, Bridewell, Crumlin, Donnybrook, Dún Laoghaire, Fitzgibbon St., Harcourt St., Kevin St., Raheny, Rathfarnham, Rathmines, Swords |
|
(b)Outside the Dublin Metropolitan Area |
|
|
1 Sergeant and 5 Gardaí |
Barrack Street, Cork |
|
1 Sergeant and 1 Garda |
Mary Street, Limerick |
|
2 Gardaí in each of the following Stations |
Galway, Kilkenny, Waterford |
|
1 Garda in each of the following |
Athlone, Balbriggan, Ballyshannon, Bandon, Buncrana, Carlow,Carrickmacross, Castlebar, Cavan, Clonmel, Drogheda, Dundalk, Dungarvan, Ennis, Gorey, Killarney, Letterkenny, Longford,Midleton, Mullingar, Navan, Nenagh, Newbridge, New Ross,Portlaoise, Sligo, Tralee, Tuam, Tullamore, Wexford |
II—Number and Rank of Juvenile Liaison Officers in each of the last 10 years.
|
Sergeants |
Gardaí (including Ban- Gardaí) |
Total |
|
|
On 31 December, 1972 |
3 |
23 |
26 |
|
On 31 December, 1973 |
3 |
25 |
28 |
|
On 31 December, 1974 |
3 |
26 |
29 |
|
On 31 December, 1975 |
3 |
25 |
28 |
|
On 31 December, 1976 |
4 |
33 |
37 |
|
On 31 December, 1977 |
4 |
36 |
40 |
|
On 31 December, 1978 |
4 |
38 |
42 |
|
On 31 December, 1979 |
5 |
40 |
45 |
|
On 31 December, 1980 |
5 |
40 |
45 |
|
On 31 December, 1981 |
5 |
60 |
65 |
As regards the specific stations mentioned by the Deputy, the juvenile liaison officer attached to Rathfarnham station covers the Rathfarnham and Tallaght areas and the officer based at Blackrock station covers the Blackrock and Dundrum areas.
In addition to the members who act as juvenile liaison officers, there is an administrative unit at Garda Headquarters which deals full-time with the Juvenile Liaison Scheme and Garda Community Relations. The unit comprises 2 inspectors, 2 sergeants and 1 garda.
Members are selected by the Garda authorities as juvenile liaison officers on the basis of previous youth involvement and general suitability and are required to undergo a special residential training course of a month's duration covering a range of subjects relevant to the work and duties of a juvenile liaison officer. These courses are held in the Garda Training Centre, Templeogue.
