Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:388 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason there are no Garda community officers for the Bridgefoot Street area of the Liberties, Dublin 8. [7682/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 28 February 2006
Ceisteanna (357, 358)
Freagraí scríofa
I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel, that two members of the Garda Síochána are assigned as community gardaí to the area which includes Bridgefoot Street.
The timescale for achieving the target strength of 14,000 members of the Garda Síochána in line with the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government remains as when I announced the Government approval, in October 2004, for my proposals to achieve this objective. The phased increase in the strength of the Garda Síochána to 14,000 will lead to a combined strength, of both attested gardaí and recruits in training, of 14,000 by the end of this year.
As part of the accelerated recruitment campaign to facilitate this process, 1,125 Garda recruits were inducted to the Garda College during 2005. The college will induct 1,100 recruits this year and a further 1,100 in 2007, by way of intakes to the Garda College of approximately 275 recruits every quarter. This project is fully on target and will be achieved. In this regard, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the first incremental increase of newly attested gardaí due to the programme of accelerated recruitment into the Garda Síochána will take place on 16 March 2006.
The Garda Commissioner will now be drawing up plans on how best to distribute and manage these additional resources. In this context, the needs of the area referred to by the Deputy will be fully considered within the overall context of the needs of Garda divisions throughout the country.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:389 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda community officers attached to Kevin Street Garda Station at present. [7683/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources including personnel, that the number of Garda community officers attached to Kevin Street Garda Station as at 31 December 2005 was seven — all ranks. These figures are compiled on a quarterly basis and therefore 31 December 2005 is the latest date for which figures are readily available.
The timescale for achieving the target strength of 14,000 members of the Garda Síochána in line with the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government remains as when I announced the Government approval, in October 2004, for my proposals to achieve this objective. The phased increase in the strength of the Garda Síochána to 14,000 will lead to a combined strength, of both attested gardaí and recruits in training, of 14,000 by the end of this year.
As part of the accelerated recruitment campaign to facilitate this process, 1,125 Garda recruits were inducted to the Garda College during 2005. The college will induct 1,100 recruits this year and a further 1,100 in 2007, by way of intakes to the Garda College of approximately 275 recruits every quarter. This project is fully on target and will be achieved. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the first incremental increase of newly attested gardaí due to the programme of accelerated recruitment into the Garda Síochána will take place on 16 March 2006.
The Garda Commissioner will now be drawing up plans on how best to distribute and manage these additional resources. In this context, the needs of Kevin Street Garda Station will be fully considered within the overall context of the needs of Garda divisions throughout the country.