Garda Strength.

Tuesday, 23 March 2004

Ceisteanna (482)

Joe Costello

Ceist:

479 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí serving in each Garda station (details supplied) for each year between 1994 and 2004; the crime figures for each year for each of the six Garda stations over the same ten year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8509/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

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

I have been informed by the Garda authorities who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources that the personnel strength, all ranks, of Cabra, Mountjoy, Whitehall, Fitzgibbon Street and the Bridewell Garda stations as at January 1994 to 2004 are as set out in the following table:

Cabra

Year	Strength
1994	84
1995	87
1996	81
1997	85
1998	80
1999	76
2000	80
2001	82
2002	78
2003	75
2004	65

Mountjoy

Year	Strength
1994	86
1995	80
1996	77
1997	80
1998	73
1999	84
2000	74
2001	74
2002	75
2003	80
2004	85

Whitehall

Year	Strength
1994	42
1995	39
1996	42
1997	43
1998	45
1999	42
2000	39
2001	43
2002	39
2003	41
2004	40

Fitzgibbon Street

Year	Strength
1994	97
1995	103
1996	113
1997	119
1998	109
1999	118
2000	107
2001	107
2002	110
2003	108
2004	119

Bridewell

Year	Strength
1994	159
1995	154
1996	145
1997	141
1998	149
1999	157
2000	162
2001	161
2002	153
2003	156
2004	163

Store Street

Year	Strength
1994	208
1995	196
1996	191
1997	190
1998	218
1999	227
2000	232
2001	232
2002	221
2003	219
2004	261

In addition, national units greatly augment the operational requirements of the Dublin metropolitan region on a day to day basis and perform a very considerable amount of their duties within the region.

With regard to the Deputy's request for crime figures for each of these six Garda Stations over the ten year period in question, crime figures for each of these individual stations are not available. Crime statistics are published on a Garda divisional basis in the annual reports of the Garda Síochána which are available in the Oireachtas Library.