Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 12 Nov 2002

Vol. 557 No. 1

Written Answers. - Garda Deployment.

Emmet Stagg

Ceist:

383 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí, all ranks, per divisional area; and the ratio of civilians to gardaí for each divisional area, using the census 2002 preliminary report population figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/02]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the allocation of resources to individual areas, that the number of gardaí (all ranks) per operational divisional area as of 6 November 2002, is set out as follows:

Division	Strength
Carlow-Kildare	324
Cavan-Monaghan	377
Clare	233
Cork City	614
Cork North	249
Cork West	245
D.M.R. Eastern	541
D.M.R. North Central	572
D.M.R. Northern	592
D.M.R. South Central	634
D.M.R. Southern	521
D.M.R. West	619

Division	Strength
Donegal	419
Galway West	345
Kerry	267
Laois-Offaly	277
Limerick	459
Longford-Westmeath	241
Louth-Meath	534
Mayo	263
Roscommon-Galway East	252
Sligo-Leitrim	261
Tipperary	314
Waterford-Kilkenny	342
Wexford	311

I am further informed that information on the ratio of civilians to gardaí is not readily available in the format sought, as Garda divisions do not correspond to district electoral divisions or county boundaries.