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Garda Strength

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Ceisteanna (230)

Carol Nolan

Ceist:

230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí over each of the past ten years, by rank and division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42367/17]

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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources.

I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that on 31 August 2017, the latest date for which figures are currently available, the number of Gardaí was 13,293.

This Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country in order to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and to deter crime. To make this a reality for all, the Government has in place a plan to achieve an overall Garda workforce of 21,000 personnel by 2021 comprising 15,000 Garda members, 2,000 Reserve members and 4,000 civilians.

This plan is progressing apace. This year, funding has been provided for the recruitment of 800 Garda recruits and up to 500 civilians to support the wide ranging reform plan in train in An Garda Síochána. Funding has also been provided for the recruitment of 300 Garda Reserves.

This focus on investment in personnel is critical. The moratorium on recruitment introduced in 2010 resulted in a significant reduction in the strength of An Garda Síochána. We are now rebuilding the organisation and providing the Commissioner with the resources needed to deploy increasing numbers of Gardaí across every Garda Division in the coming years.

This investment in personnel is complemented by substantial investment in resources across the board for An Garda Síochána. The Deputy will be aware of the significant resources that have been made available to An Garda Síochána under the Government's Capital Plan 2016-2021. In particular, some €205 million in additional funding for Garda ICT and €46 million for new Garda vehicles has been allocated over the lifetime of the plan. This investment will facilitate the provision of more effective policing services and I have no doubt that these new resources now coming on stream will see an increase in Garda visibility in our communities.

I am informed by the Commissioner that the number of Gardaí over each of the past ten years by Rank and Division is as set out in the following tables:

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2008

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

332

72

7

6

1

418

Clare

283

44

5

4

1

337

Cork City

550

106

14

6

1

1

678

Cork North

242

49

4

4

1

300

Cork West

258

43

6

5

1

313

D.M.R. East

396

66

11

3

1

477

D.M.R. North

653

110

20

6

1

790

D.M.R. North Central

605

95

20

4

1

725

D.M.R. South

538

89

16

4

1

648

D.M.R. South Central

675

94

19

4

1

793

D.M.R. West

663

109

17

4

1

794

Donegal

400

74

9

4

1

488

Galway West

374

62

8

7

1

1

453

Kerry

280

51

5

4

1

341

Carlow / Kildare

310

56

5

3

1

375

Laois / Offaly

272

54

6

4

1

337

Limerick

532

84

12

6

1

635

Louth

237

49

7

2

1

296

Mayo

267

51

6

6

1

331

Meath

242

48

4

4

1

299

Roscommon / Galway East

235

48

5

5

1

294

Sligo / Leitrim

254

50

7

5

1

1

318

Tipperary

304

66

6

7

1

384

Waterford / Kilkenny

376

62

9

7

2

1

457

Longford / Westmeath

279

49

6

6

1

1

342

Wexford

222

47

6

4

1

280

Wicklow

282

47

9

4

1

343

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2009

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

330

63

6

6

1

406

Clare

286

41

5

4

336

Cork City

580

102

11

5

1

1

700

Cork North

250

43

5

4

1

303

Cork West

256

39

6

4

305

D.M.R. East

407

62

11

2

1

483

D.M.R. North

703

102

21

5

1

832

D.M.R. North Central

610

90

14

4

1

719

D.M.R. South

547

78

13

3

1

642

D.M.R. South Central

671

85

15

4

1

776

D.M.R. West

675

95

14

4

1

789

Donegal

390

63

9

5

1

468

Galway

502

77

11

8

1

1

600

Kerry

282

47

5

4

1

339

Kildare

271

44

3

2

1

321

Laois / Offaly

264

52

6

4

1

327

Limerick

544

77

8

6

635

Louth

251

46

5

3

1

306

Mayo

254

44

5

6

309

Meath

261

44

5

4

1

315

Roscommon / Longford

239

42

5

5

1

292

Sligo / Leitrim

256

48

6

2

1

313

Tipperary

319

63

5

7

1

395

Kilkenny / Carlow

265

37

6

4

1

1

314

Waterford

256

43

5

4

1

309

Westmeath

213

33

6

4

1

1

258

Wexford

233

42

6

4

1

286

Wicklow

302

46

9

2

1

360

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2010

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

309

69

6

6

1

391

Clare

271

40

5

3

1

320

Cork City

574

104

12

6

1

1

698

Cork North

251

48

5

4

1

309

Cork West

261

45

6

5

1

318

D.M.R. East

397

63

10

2

1

473

D.M.R. North

671

106

21

4

1

803

D.M.R. North Central

581

91

16

4

1

693

D.M.R. South

532

79

16

4

1

632

D.M.R. South Central

657

92

17

4

1

771

D.M.R. West

663

104

16

4

1

788

Donegal

386

67

7

5

1

466

Galway

494

85

11

9

1

1

601

Kerry

273

51

5

4

1

334

Kildare

271

44

4

3

1

323

Laois / Offaly

258

53

5

3

1

320

Limerick

538

86

12

6

1

643

Louth

254

51

5

3

1

314

Mayo

251

49

5

5

1

311

Meath

254

48

5

5

1

313

Roscommon / Longford

243

48

5

5

301

Sligo / Leitrim

260

46

8

4

1

1

320

Tipperary

312

57

6

7

1

383

Kilkenny / Carlow

264

41

6

4

1

1

317

Waterford

248

44

5

4

1

302

Westmeath

215

36

7

2

1

1

262

Wexford

228

43

5

4

1

281

Wicklow

296

47

8

3

1

355

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2011

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

284

64

6

6

360

Clare

263

37

4

3

1

308

Cork City

568

102

13

6

1

690

Cork North

249

46

5

4

304

Cork West

257

46

6

2

1

312

D.M.R. East

381

58

9

3

1

452

D.M.R. North

658

96

20

4

1

779

D.M.R. North Central

557

83

15

4

1

660

D.M.R. South

511

76

14

3

1

605

D.M.R. South Central

628

85

17

4

1

735

D.M.R. West

655

94

17

4

1

771

Donegal

369

62

6

6

1

444

Galway

493

81

10

9

1

1

595

Kerry

264

43

4

2

1

314

Kildare

269

42

4

2

1

318

Kilkenny / Carlow

254

39

5

4

1

303

Laois / Offaly

250

45

5

3

1

304

Limerick

536

85

11

4

1

637

Louth

246

49

6

3

1

305

Mayo

254

45

4

5

1

309

Meath

247

44

5

5

1

302

Roscommon / Longford

232

45

4

5

286

Sligo / Leitrim

256

44

8

3

1

1

313

Tipperary

310

53

6

6

1

376

Waterford

241

41

5

2

1

290

Westmeath

210

36

7

2

255

Wexford

222

42

5

3

1

273

Wicklow

283

45

8

2

1

339

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2012

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

273

63

4

3

1

348

Clare

253

33

4

2

1

293

Cork City

554

105

11

5

1

1

677

Cork North

248

46

4

4

1

303

Cork West

252

43

5

3

1

304

D.M.R. East

358

51

7

3

1

420

D.M.R. North

634

88

16

5

1

744

D.M.R. North Central

556

79

14

4

1

654

D.M.R. South

497

74

12

4

1

588

D.M.R. South Central

605

78

12

4

1

700

D.M.R. West

640

84

15

4

1

744

Donegal

359

56

6

5

1

427

Galway

486

80

8

9

1

1

585

Kerry

252

40

2

3

1

298

Kildare

267

44

4

2

1

318

Kilkenny / Carlow

249

38

5

4

1

1

298

Laois / Offaly

243

40

2

3

1

289

Limerick

515

78

6

5

1

605

Louth

238

45

5

3

1

292

Mayo

249

42

2

6

1

300

Meath

245

43

4

3

1

296

Roscommon / Longford

225

45

4

5

1

280

Sligo / Leitrim

249

43

7

2

1

1

303

Tipperary

308

51

5

6

1

371

Waterford

238

36

5

4

1

284

Westmeath

207

36

7

2

1

1

254

Wexford

214

37

4

table cont.
Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2013

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

261

59

5

5

1

331

Clare

250

34

4

2

1

291

Cork City

559

104

12

6

1

1

683

Cork North

247

45

4

3

1

300

Cork West

227

39

4

4

1

275

D.M.R. East

346

49

8

3

1

407

D.M.R. North

608

86

14

5

1

714

D.M.R. North Central

525

81

13

4

1

624

D.M.R. South

480

72

12

4

1

569

D.M.R. South Central

585

83

13

4

1

686

D.M.R. West

613

82

17

4

1

717

Donegal

344

54

6

4

1

409

Galway

481

74

10

7

1

1

574

Kerry

246

42

4

3

1

296

Kildare

261

46

4

3

1

315

Kilkenny / Carlow

240

37

6

4

1

1

289

Laois / Offaly

235

40

5

3

1

284

Limerick

504

73

7

4

1

589

Louth

232

44

6

3

1

286

Mayo

254

45

2

5

1

307

Meath

235

42

5

4

1

287

Roscommon / Longford

231

47

3

3

1

285

Sligo / Leitrim

248

46

6

3

1

1

305

Tipperary

307

53

5

5

1

371

Waterford

228

37

4

4

1

274

Westmeath

201

33

6

4

1

245

Wexford

206

37

5

3

1

252

Wicklow

274

43

7

3

1

328

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2014

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

254

57

6

5

1

323

Clare

242

37

5

2

1

287

Cork City

545

106

13

6

1

1

671

Cork North

240

48

5

3

1

297

Cork West

222

41

4

3

1

271

D.M.R. East

327

50

7

3

1

388

D.M.R. North

572

88

15

5

1

681

D.M.R. North Central

498

90

14

4

1

607

D.M.R. South

457

75

13

3

1

549

D.M.R. South Central

544

80

14

3

1

642

D.M.R. West

593

85

17

4

699

Donegal

330

55

7

4

1

397

Galway

469

82

11

6

1

1

570

Kerry

238

44

5

2

1

290

Kildare

248

45

5

3

301

Kilkenny / Carlow

229

39

6

4

1

279

Laois / Offaly

222

44

6

3

1

276

Limerick

476

75

9

4

1

565

Louth

222

47

8

3

1

281

Mayo

244

45

4

4

1

298

Meath

228

44

4

4

1

281

Roscommon / Longford

227

50

4

3

1

285

Sligo / Leitrim

239

47

6

2

1

1

296

Tipperary

299

50

5

4

1

359

Waterford

223

40

7

3

1

274

Westmeath

198

35

6

4

1

1

245

Wexford

202

40

5

3

1

251

Wicklow

265

46

8

3

1

323

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2015

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

253

55

5

5

318

Clare

246

38

5

2

1

292

Cork City

534

98

11

7

1

651

Cork North

242

47

5

3

1

298

Cork West

230

38

3

4

1

276

D.M.R. East

319

50

5

3

377

D.M.R. North

564

86

11

6

1

668

D.M.R. North Central

488

85

12

4

1

590

D.M.R. South

453

71

12

4

1

541

D.M.R. South Central

532

79

11

4

1

627

D.M.R. West

589

80

14

4

1

688

Donegal

331

40

5

5

1

392

Galway

465

78

10

6

1

560

Kerry

250

43

3

3

1

300

Kildare

260

43

5

3

1

312

Kilkenny / Carlow

235

38

5

4

1

1

284

Laois / Offaly

229

40

5

3

1

278

Limerick

468

73

8

4

1

554

Louth

231

44

8

3

1

287

Mayo

249

45

3

5

1

303

Meath

230

41

2

3

1

277

Roscommon / Longford

236

48

3

4

1

292

Sligo / Leitrim

238

46

5

3

1

1

294

Tipperary

298

46

5

4

1

354

Waterford

233

39

6

3

1

282

Westmeath

198

36

5

5

1

1

246

Wexford

210

37

4

3

1

255

Wicklow

263

44

7

3

1

318

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2016

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

251

55

6

5

1

318

Clare

243

41

5

2

1

292

Cork City

522

101

12

6

1

2

644

Cork North

245

46

7

1

1

300

Cork West

227

44

5

4

1

281

D.M.R. East

315

50

7

3

1

376

D.M.R. North

569

88

13

5

1

676

D.M.R. North Central

500

92

15

4

1

612

D.M.R. South

446

84

14

4

1

549

D.M.R. South Central

526

81

18

4

1

630

D.M.R. West

569

83

16

4

1

673

Donegal

321

49

7

4

1

382

Galway

463

87

10

7

1

568

Kerry

245

44

6

3

1

299

Kildare

259

48

5

3

1

316

Kilkenny / Carlow

236

46

7

5

1

1

296

Laois / Offaly

239

48

8

3

1

299

Limerick

462

80

10

6

1

559

Louth

246

45

7

3

1

302

Mayo

238

51

6

4

1

300

Meath

237

38

6

4

1

286

Roscommon / Longford

234

57

5

4

1

301

Sligo / Leitrim

237

49

6

3

1

1

297

Tipperary

299

53

6

5

1

364

Waterford

227

40

6

3

1

277

Westmeath

194

34

7

5

1

1

242

Wexford

211

36

7

3

1

258

Wicklow

244

47

9

3

1

304

Garda Strength by Division and Rank 2017

DIVISION

GD

SG

IN

SU

CS

AC

Total

Cavan / Monaghan

259

51

7

5

1

323

Clare

254

44

5

2

1

306

Cork City

539

97

12

6

1

1

656

Cork North

255

48

7

2

1

313

Cork West

238

44

4

3

1

290

D.M.R. East

322

49

7

3

1

382

D.M.R. North

572

77

12

4

1

666

D.M.R. North Central

506

76

14

3

1

600

D.M.R. South

458

64

13

4

1

540

D.M.R. South Central

527

69

14

4

1

615

D.M.R. West

571

73

15

4

1

664

Donegal

333

47

7

4

1

392

Galway

471

84

10

7

1

573

Kerry

258

44

6

3

1

312

Kildare

286

47

6

3

1

343

Kilkenny / Carlow

259

48

6

5

1

1

320

Laois / Offaly

266

47

8

3

1

325

Limerick

463

74

10

5

1

553

Louth

251

47

5

4

1

308

Mayo

255

50

6

4

1

316

Meath

245

39

6

4

1

295

Roscommon / Longford

241

55

4

4

1

305

Sligo / Leitrim

238

49

6

3

1

1

298

Tipperary

312

49

6

5

1

373

Waterford

237

39

6

3

1

286

Westmeath

213

40

7

5

1

1

267

Wexford

228

39

7

3

1

278

Wicklow

248

42

5

3

1

299

*Up to 31 August 2017
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