Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:404 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who are detailed to drug squads in the various Garda divisions. [21369/02]
Written Answers. - Garda Deployment.
I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the day to day allocation of resources to individual areas, that the number of gardaí detailed to drugs squads in the various Garda divisions, is as follows:
|
Garda Divisions |
Inspector |
Sergeant |
Garda |
|
DMR South Central |
0 |
2 |
12 |
|
DMR South |
0 |
2 |
11 |
|
DMR North Central |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
DMR North |
0 |
3 |
18 |
|
DMR East |
0 |
3 |
11 |
|
DMR West |
0 |
4 |
18 |
|
Carlow-Kildare |
0 |
2 |
9 |
|
Cavan-Monaghan |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Clare |
see footnote* |
1 |
3 |
|
Garda Divisions |
Inspector |
Sergeant |
Garda |
|
Cork City |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
Cork West |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
Cork North |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
Donegal |
0 |
1 |
8 |
|
Galway (West) |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Kerry |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Laois-Offaly |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Limerick |
0 |
2 |
9 |
|
Longford-Westmeath |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Louth-Meath |
1 |
1 |
10 |
|
Mayo |
see footnote* |
0 |
0 |
|
Roscommon-Galway East |
see footnote* |
0 |
2 |
|
Sligo-Leitrim |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
Tipperary |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Waterford-Kilkenny |
0 |
2 |
7 |
|
Wexford |
see footnote** |
0 |
0 |
*The figures shown at Galway West are in respect of a regional unit, which covers Mayo, Roscommon-Galway East and Clare.
**Four part-time uniform members are mainly assigned to drug related issues supplemented by the local detective branch.
In addition, the personnel strength of the Garda national drugs unit is as follows:
Garda National Drugs Unit
|
Chief Superintendent |
Superintendent |
Inspector |
Sergeant |
Garda |
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
34 |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:405 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who are detailed to special detective duty in the various Garda divisions; and if there has been a decrease in those numbers since 1998. [21370/02]
I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the day to day allocation of resources to individual areas, that the personnel strength of the special detective unit as of the 8 November 2002 is 323 for all ranks. This represents a decrease of 13 in the personnel strength of that unit since 31 December 1998.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:406 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who are detailed to traffic duty in the various Garda divisions. [21371/02]
I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the number of gardaí of all ranks who are detailed for traffic duty in the various Garda divisions as of 8 November 2002, is as follows:
|
Division |
Strength |
|
Carlow-Kildare |
13 |
|
Cavan-Monaghan |
16 |
|
Clare |
11 |
|
Cork City |
23 |
|
Cork North |
11 |
|
Cork West |
10 |
|
D.M.R. Eastern |
15 |
|
D.M.R. North Central |
21 |
|
D.M.R. Northern |
18 |
|
D.M.R. South Central |
22 |
|
D.M.R. Southern |
19 |
|
D.M.R. West |
18 |
|
D.M.R Traffic Division |
152 |
|
Donegal |
20 |
|
Galway West |
17 |
|
Kerry |
13 |
|
Laois-Offaly |
12 |
|
Limerick |
15 |
|
Longford-Westmeath |
13 |
|
Louth-Meath |
23 |
|
Mayo |
12 |
|
Roscommon-Galway East |
12 |
|
Sligo-Leitrim |
13 |
|
Tipperary |
12 |
|
Waterford-Kilkenny |
17 |
|
Wexford |
13 |
All gardaí have a responsibility,inter alia, to deal with traffic matters as they arise. I am also informed by the Garda authorities that personnel strength of the traffic department, Dublin Castle, inclusive of the carriage office, is 12 members. The road transport office and the cash escort unit have a strength of three members and nine members, respectively. This excludes the chief superintendent and superintendent. In addition, 121 newly attested gardaí are due to be detailed for traffic duty on the 29 November 2002 for the forthcoming Christmas period.