Garda Strength

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Ceisteanna (353, 354, 355, 356, 357)

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

385 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of gardaí employed in the Garda Síochána for each year of the past 15 years; the number of Garda stations providing a service in the country in each of the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25854/11]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter)

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána as at 31 December 1997 — 31 December 2010 and 31 August 2011 was as set out in the following table:

Year	Strength
1997	10,968
1998	11,235
1999	11,458
2000	11,640
2001	11,815
2002	11,895
2003	12,017
2004	12,209
2005	12,264
2006	12,954
2007	13,755
2008	14,412
2009	14,547
2010	14,377
2011	14,162

I have been informed by the Commissioner that currently there are 703 Garda stations. The number of Garda stations throughout the country in each of the last fifteen years is not readily available and as soon as the information becomes available, I will contact the Deputy directly.

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

386 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of gardaí employed in the Garda Síochána in County Donegal for each year of the past 15 years; the number of Garda stations providing a service in the county in each of the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25855/11]

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

387 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently employed in each Garda district in the Donegal division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25856/11]

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

388 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of those Garda stations currently providing some level of service in each Garda district in the Donegal division; the number of garda officers attached to each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25857/11]

Charlie McConalogue

Ceist:

389 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current opening times for Garda public offices in each Garda station within the Donegal North-East Dáil constituency or for stations within Garda districts which operate within the Donegal North-East constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25863/11]

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 to 389, inclusive, together.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the name of each Garda Station, together with its allocated personnel strength, in the Donegal Garda Division as at 31 December 1997 — 31 December 2010 and 31 August 2011 is set out in the following table. The current opening times for the Garda public offices are also listed.

District/Station	’97	’98	’99	’00	’01	’02	’03	’04	’05	’06	’07	’08	’09	’10	’11
Letterkenny
Letterkenny	90	96	92	93	92	92	101	94	97	119	129	132	123	114	109
Carrigans	12	11	9	8	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Castlefin	18	17	14	10	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Brocach	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Newtown-cunningham	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	3
Raphoe	5	6	9	9	7	7	6	4	6	4	4	4	4	2	3
Lifford	22	22	19	19	17	15	17	15	14	15	15	13	13	16	16
Ballybofey	20	23	22	20	23	24	23	24	21	21	22	25	23	25	25
Convoy	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Total	174	180	171	166	161	158	166	154	153	173	186	191	181	175	170
Buncrana
Buncrana	36	37	34	33	37	34	35	38	41	51	48	50	49	57	53
Burnfoot	21	19	21	22	19	18	15	13	11	12	14	15	15	5	6
Carndonagh	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	3	4
Clonmany	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
Malin	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	7	5	4	4	4
Culdaff	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Moville	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	10	6	6	7
Muff	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	6	4	3	4	4	4	4
Total	78	80	79	79	79	77	74	75	78	86	90	91	84	81	80
Milford
Milford	18	19	20	19	17	20	23	23	23	24	27	31	28	27	28
Carrigart	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Kerrykeel	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Kilmacrennan	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Churchill	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Dunfanaghy	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Craosloch	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Falcarragh	6	6	5	6	7	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	9	8	9
Ramelton	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Rathmullen	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Total	40	41	42	42	41	43	46	45	47	48	52	56	55	54	56
Glenties
Glenties	19	20	19	20	18	21	24	24	21	22	27	28	26	29	25
Annagry	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Ardara	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Bunbeag	6	6	6	7	7	5	6	6	6	7	8	7	8	11	12
Burtonport	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	1
Clougher	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Doochary	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dungloe	5	4	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	9	8	11	12	9	9
Carrick	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Glean Cholmcille	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Total	42	42	42	45	42	45	46	46	46	48	54	57	56	57	55
Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon	35	38	37	35	34	31	32	33	34	36	35	35	35	47	47
Ballintra	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Bundoran	14	14	16	15	14	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	10	8	6
Donegal Town	29	29	27	27	34	34	34	33	34	32	34	34	37	34	34
Pettigo	13	13	13	12	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Dunkineely	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Na Cealla Beaga	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6
Mountcharles	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
TOTAL	106	107	105	102	99	93	92	92	93	93	94	93	92	99	96
Divisional Totals	440	449	449	436	424	416	424	412	417	448	476	488	468	466	457

District/Station	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Letterkenny	24hr	24hr	24hr
Carrigans	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Castlefin	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Brocach	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Newtown-cunningham	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Raphoe	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Lifford	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Ballybofey	10am-6pm	10am-6pm	closed
Convoy	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Buncrana	24hr	24hr	24hr
Burnfoot	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Carndonagh	9am-3pm	10am-1pm	closed
Clonmany	7pm-8pm	closed	closed
Malin	6pm-7pm	closed	closed
Culdaff	8pm-9pm	closed	closed
Moville	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Muff	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Milford	24hr	24hr	24hr
Carrigart	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Kerrykeel	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Kilmacrennan	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Churchill	11am-1pm	11am-1pm	11am-1pm
Dunfanaghy	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Craosloch	11am-1pm	11am-1pm	11am-1pm
Falcarragh	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Ramelton	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Rathmullen	11am-1pm	11am-1pm	11am-1pm
Glenties	24hr	24hr	24hr
Annagry	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Ardara	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Bunbeag	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Burtonport	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Clougher	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Doochary	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Dungloe	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Carrick	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Glean Cholmcille	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Ballyshannon	24hr	24hr	24hr
Ballintra	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Bundoran	10am-1pm, 7pm-8pm	10am-1pm,7pm-8pm	10am-1pm, 7pm-8pm
Donegal Town	24hr	24hr	24hr
Pettigo	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Dunkineely	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Na Cealla Beaga	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm
Mountcharles	10am-1pm	10am-1pm	10am-1pm