Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
269. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the public order unit in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32331/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the deployment of Garda personnel and for the management and organisation of Garda operational units. I am assured that Garda management keep this deployment under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, including with respect to concerns about public order and anti-social behaviour, so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of policing resources.
I am informed by the Commissioner that there are Gardaí with specialist training in public order policing in each Division who are available to be called upon when required to police events where there is an increased risk of a public order incident occurring for example protests or large scale public events. The number of Gardaí called upon is dependent on the nature of the event. As such there are no Gardaí assigned to public order units on a full-time basis.
