As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and Garda vehicles, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources.
Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources.
Responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational circumstances. The Deputy will appreciate that a degree of flexibility in allocating and re-allocating vehicles among stations, so as to best match the allocation of resources with policing priorities, is essential to the efficient management of the Garda fleet. As a consequence it is not fully practicable to provide a breakdown of Garda vehicles by individual area.
However, I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda vehicles allocated to the DMR North Districts is as set out in table below:
DMR NORTH 2008 – 2014 (as of 26 June 2014)
-
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
TOTAL:
|
108
|
109
|
118
|
124
|
132
|
140
|
131
|
BALBRIGGAN DISTRICT
|
9
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
BALLYMUN DISTRICT
|
53
|
53
|
59
|
63
|
67
|
72
|
67
|
COOLOCK DISTRICT
|
27
|
29
|
30
|
30
|
31
|
34
|
31
|
RAHENY DISTRICT
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
21
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
I have also been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of each Garda Station in the DMR North Division, broken down by full time members, Garda Reserves and Civilians, on 30 April 2014, the latest date for which figures are readily available, is as set out in the tables below:
District/Station
|
Strength
|
Garda Reserves
|
Strength
|
Garda Reserve
|
|
30/04/14
|
31/05/14
|
31/12/13
|
31/12/13
|
Balbriggan
|
|
|
|
|
Balbriggan
|
61
|
5
|
64
|
5
|
Garristown
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
Lusk
|
11
|
|
10
|
|
Skerries
|
10
|
|
10
|
|
Ballymun
|
|
|
|
|
Ballymun
|
117
|
12
|
118
|
11
|
Dublin Airport
|
24
|
|
26
|
|
Santry
|
92
|
10
|
95
|
9
|
Coolock
|
|
|
|
|
Coolock
|
112
|
8
|
112
|
8
|
Malahide
|
33
|
2
|
34
|
1
|
Swords
|
73
|
10
|
74
|
10
|
Raheny
|
|
|
|
|
Clontarf
|
71
|
4
|
69
|
4
|
Howth
|
37
|
3
|
38
|
|
Raheny
|
59
|
9
|
62
|
8
|
District/Station
|
Strength
|
Garda Reserves
|
Strength
|
Garda Reserve
|
|
31/12/12
|
31/12/12
|
31/12/11
|
31/12/11
|
Balbriggan
|
|
|
|
|
Balbriggan
|
69
|
7
|
70
|
7
|
Garristown
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
Rush
|
Closed
|
|
5
|
|
Lusk
|
8
|
|
6
|
|
Skerries
|
11
|
|
11
|
|
Ballymun
|
|
|
|
|
Ballymun
|
118
|
13
|
113
|
12
|
Dublin Airport
|
31
|
|
33
|
|
Whitehall
|
Closed
|
Closed
|
44
|
5
|
Santry
|
102
|
12
|
81
|
10
|
Coolock
|
|
|
|
|
Coolock
|
114
|
9
|
117
|
13
|
Malahide
|
34
|
4
|
35
|
2
|
Swords
|
77
|
7
|
77
|
10
|
Raheny
|
|
|
|
|
Clontarf
|
72
|
2
|
77
|
5
|
Howth
|
42
|
4
|
39
|
4
|
Raheny
|
64
|
5
|
68
|
6
|
District/Station
|
Strength
|
Garda Reserves
|
Strength
|
Garda Reserve
|
|
31/12/10
|
31/12/10
|
31/12/09
|
31/12/09
|
Balbriggan
|
|
|
|
|
Balbriggan
|
68
|
6
|
67
|
5
|
Garristown
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
Rush
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
Lusk
|
7
|
|
4
|
|
Skerries
|
11
|
|
12
|
|
Ballymun
|
|
|
|
|
Ballymun
|
128
|
10
|
130
|
10
|
Dublin Airport
|
22
|
|
23
|
|
Whitehall
|
44
|
2
|
85
|
2
|
Santry
|
82
|
8
|
48
|
6
|
Coolock
|
|
|
|
|
Coolock
|
120
|
12
|
123
|
8
|
Malahide
|
37
|
2
|
44
|
2
|
Swords
|
84
|
9
|
87
|
5
|
Raheny
|
|
|
|
|
Clontarf
|
79
|
5
|
79
|
4
|
Howth
|
38
|
4
|
44
|
4
|
Raheny
|
75
|
6
|
77
|
4
|
District/Station
|
Strength
|
*Garda Reserves
|
|
31/12/08
|
31/12/08
|
Balbriggan
|
|
|
Balbriggan
|
59
|
|
Garristown
|
3
|
|
Rush
|
4
|
|
Lusk
|
3
|
|
Skerries
|
13
|
|
Ballymun
|
|
|
Ballymun
|
112
|
|
Dublin Airport
|
25
|
|
Whitehall
|
49
|
|
Santry
|
85
|
|
Coolock
|
|
|
Coolock
|
118
|
|
Malahide
|
45
|
|
Swords
|
82
|
|
Raheny
|
|
|
Clontarf
|
81
|
|
Howth
|
40
|
|
Raheny
|
71
|
|
* The breakdown of Garda Reserve members by Station is not readily available and can only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought.