The allocation of all resources, including personnel, within the Force rests with the Garda Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team. Resource levels are constantly monitored, in conjunction with crime trends and other demands made on An Garda Síochána. The situation is kept under continuing review to ensure optimum use is made of these resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public.
The strength of each station, district and division broken down by rank for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 are set out in the reply to Question No. 143 of 17 January 2013. The strength for each station, district and division broken down by rank for 30 April 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, is in the spreadsheet.
The population statistics are available from the Central Statistics Office website at www.cso.ie.
The Excel spreadsheet is available as an attachment at the top of the web page.