Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Feb 1998

Vol. 486 No. 6

Written Answers. - Garda Deployment.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

266 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of his Department's personnel in each Garda station in the Dublin metropolitan area; the number and type of vehicle available to each station; the other support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3092/98]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue)

The Garda authorities are responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources and personnel to different areas. They have expressed concern, and I share that concern, about supplying the kind of detailed information relating to Garda personnel and resources sought by the Deputy, on the grounds of security and in the interests of crime prevention generally. However, I can give the details of personnel on a district basis for each of the six operational divisions in the Dublin metropolitan area and the following numbers incorporates all ranks and are valid as of 31 January 1998:

Division	District	Garda Personnel
DMA North	Santry	235
	Raheny	147
	Coolock	174
DMA North Central	Fitzgibbon St.	182
	Bridewell	149
	Store St.	227
DMA South	Tallaght	188
	Crumlin	133
	Rathmines	136
DMA South Central	Pearse St.	305
	Kevin Street	193
	Donnybrook	175
DMA East	Dún Laoghaire	212
	Blackrock	167
	Bray	152
DMA West	Ballyfermot	182
	Blanchardstown	238
	Lucan	70

The Garda authorities also report that assistance to local units is provided as necessary, by the many special units which operate both in the Dublin metropolitan area and countrywide. These specialist units include the National Traffic Policy Bureau, the National Drugs Unit, the National Bureau of Crime Investigation, the special detective unit and the air support unit as well as support from the dog unit and underwater unit.

The Garda authorities also inform me that the deployment of official vehicles within a particular division is a matter for the divisional officer and the breakdown of mobile units, both cars and motorcycles, on a divisional basis is as follows:

Division	Mobile Units
DMA (South Central)	62
DMA (North Central)	54
DMA (North)	67
DMA (South)	47
DMA (East)	61
DMA (West)	63

These mobile units are augmented by vehicles DMA which are available to provide assistance and patrolling duties, both generally and as special needs arise.

The following table details the number of civilian personnel attached to each Garda station in the DMA and is valid for 31 December 1997:

Station	Professional/Clerical/Admin.	Industrial
Santry	11	–
Whitehall	1	3
Ballymun	2	1
Coolock	8	1
Malahide	1	1
Swords	1	1
Raheny	5	1
Howth	1	1
Clontarf	1	1
Donnybrook	5	3
Irishtown	2	3
Pearse Street	12	6
Harcourt Terrace	2	–
Dun Laoghaire	8	2
Cabinteely	1	–
Bray	5	1
Shankill	2	–
Blackrock	5	2
Dundrum	2	1
Stepaside	1	3
Store Street	8	5
Parking Fines Office	27	3
Fitzgibbon Street	9	4
Mountjoy	4	3
Bridewell	12	8
Crumlin	12	2
Sundrive	2	–
Tallaght	7	1
Rathfarnham	2	1
Rathmines	6	3
Terenure	1	–
Kevin Street	10	4
Kilmainham	2	1
Cabra	9	2
Finglas	2	1
Blanchardstown	2	2
Ballyfermot	10	3
Clondalkin	3	2
Ronanstown	2	2
Lucan	4	–
Garda Depot	123	44
Harcourt Square	56	–
Dublin Castle	10	3
Dalkey	–	1
Kill of the Grange	–	2
Total	399	128

There are also 149 traffic wardens —45 full-time and 104 part-time —allocated to various Garda stations and these are deployed on a district basis as follows.

Figures are valid for 31/12/97:

District	Number of Traffic Wardens
Kevin Street	13
Pearse Street	43
Store Street	45
Donnybrook	8
Dun Laoghaire	8
Raheny	5
Cabra	3
Ballyfermot	2
Tallaght	3
Rathmines	7
Coolock	4
Blackrock	8