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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 20 Mar 1991

Vol. 406 No. 7

Written Answers. - Garda Manpower Allocations.

Seán Barrett

Ceist:

176 Mr. S. Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed at the following Garda stations, (a) Shankill, (b) Cabinteely, (c) Deans Grange, (d) Blackrock, (e) Dún Laoghaire and (f) Dalkey for each year since 1987.

The particulars sought in the question are set out in the following table. The precise allocation of Garda manpower to individual stations is a matter for the Garda authorities and varies from time to time in the light of changing needs and circumstances. The numbers assigned to Dún Laoghaire Garda station, which is the divisional headquarters for the eastern division of the Dublin Metropolitan Area, and to Blackrock station, which is a district headquarters station, include specialist staff and units that operate on a divisional or district basis.

Table

Station

Garda strength on 31 December

1987

1988

1989

1990

Shankill

33

32

31

43

Cabinteely

36

38

33

31

Kill-O-the-Grange

33

30

29

28

Blackrock

68

68

58

59

Dún Laoghaire

82

76

71

71

Dalkey

26

26

29

26

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