Garda Deployment.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2007

Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Ceisteanna (332, 333)

Joan Burton

Ceist:

377 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí serving in each Dublin Garda station in the Dublin metropolitan area; the comparative figures for 2005 and 2006; and the number of serving gardaí assigned to community policing duties and drugs taskforces and similar assignments dealing with drug abuse and criminality in respect of each of the stations. [35923/07]

Joan Burton

Ceist:

379 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí currently assigned to Blanchardstown Garda station and to specific policing duties in the Dublin 15 area; the number of gardaí in Dublin 15 assigned to community policing duties combating drugs and combating organised crimes; and the comparative figures in respect of each for 2005 and 2006. [35925/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Brian Lenihan)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 379 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below. It should be noted that the latest figures available for Community Gardaí are as of 30 September 2007. The figures for the total strength and the divisional drug units are as of 30 November 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available. In addition to the following table, the personnel strength of the Divisional Drugs Units in Dublin as of 31 December 2005 and 31 December 2006 was 119 and 126 respectively. The total number of Community Policing Officers in Dublin at the end of 2005 and 2006 was 338 and 348 respectively. Blanchardstown Garda Station had 17 Community Gardaí attached to it in 2005 and 19 in 2006. All Gardaí have a responsibility, inter alia, to be involved in Community Policing issues as they arise. It is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner to allocate personnel throughout the Force taking everything into account. The situation will be kept under review and when additional personnel next become available the needs of the Dublin Divisions will be fully considered by him within the overall context of the needs of Garda Divisions throughout the country.

Division	Station	31/12/05	31/12/06	30/11/07	Community	Drugs
DMR SC	Kevin Street	122	127	142	17	28
	Kilmainham	81	87	90	9
	Pearse St	253	260	269	34
	Harcourt Tce	74	85	86	4
	Donnybrook	121	125	137	4
	Irishtown	56	54	58	2
DMR NC	Store St.	271	281	299	26	26
	Bridewell	162	165	185	17
	Fitzgibbon St	119	118	122	15
	Mountjoy	90	92	99	12
DMR S	Crumlin	87	98	108	5	22
	Sundrive Rd	65	73	79	6
	Rathfarnham	70	72	80	6
	Tallaght	167	178	182	24
	Rathmines	70	76	75	3
	Terenure	97	98	103	6
DMR N	Santry	119	130	121	4	15
	Whitehall	34	40	48	5
	Ballymun	62	56	76	10
	Dublin Airport	21	21	21	—
	Coolock	88	98	119	10
	Malahide	40	45	48	4
	Swords	65	68	81	9
	Raheny	59	69	69	6
	Clontarf	63	71	71	6
	Skerries*	10	11	11	—
	Balbriggan*	32	32	50	2
	Lusk*	4	4	3	—
	Howth	49	42	42	—
	Rush*	6	7	6	—
	Garristown*	3	3	3	—
DMR W	Blanchardstown	167	174	180	19	22
	Cabra	69	68	71	7
	Finglas	76	87	98	10
	Lucan	68	70	86	7
	Leixlip	25	25	24	3
	Ronanstown	88	92	90	10
	Ballyfermot	80	88	88	7
	Clondalkin	81	92	108	11
	Rathcoole	25	23	24	1
DMR E	Dun Laoghaire	99	96	111	4	22
	Dalkey	26	26	33	2
	Kill-O-Grange	33	35	33	3
	Cabinteeley	39	38	36	5
	Bray	88	103	103	11
	Enniskerry	5	5	7	—
	Shankhill	60	63	63	8
	Greystones	29	35	42	8
	Blackrock	75	79	89	7
	Dundrum	75	76	76	5
	Stepaside	29	35	32	2
TOTAL		3,797	3,996	4,277	376	135

*The Deputy should be aware that the stations marked with an asterix are not part of the DMR North.