Lisa Chambers
Ceist:
260. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí employed in the traffic corps in each of the years 2006 to 2018 and to date in 2019 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2820/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra
As the Deputy is aware, the manner in which the resources of the Garda Síochána are deployed is solely a matter for the Garda Commissioner and his management team and I, as Minister, have no direct role in this regard.
The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated and I will write to the Deputy when it is available in the format requested.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 260 for answer on Tuesday, 22 January 2019 the text of which was as follows: "To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí employed in the traffic corps in each of the years 2006 to 2018 and to date in 2019 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.”
At the time I responded that I would request the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and that I would write directly to her on receipt of same. I apologise for the length of time taken to respond.
As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources and I as the Minister for Justice have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps the 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 advised by the Garda Commissioner that the strength of Roads Policing Units on the 30 June 2019, stood at 687, of whom 24 members were allocated to the Mayo Division. In addition, there is one Chief Superintendent and two Superintendents attached to the DMR Roads Policing Units and a Superintendent and Traffic Inspector attached to each of the other five Regions. It is important to note, that road traffic legislation is enforced as part of the day-to-day duties of all members of An Garda Síochána, as well as through specific enforcement operations.
I am further advised by the Commissioner that he plans to recruit a total of 600 trainee Gardaí in 2019 and 600 Garda Civilian Staff. This Garda Staff recruitment will allow the Commissioner to redeploy a further 500 fully trained Gardaí from administrative duties to frontline policing in 2019.
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, including roads policing in the coming years.
For the Deputy’s information I have set out in the following table the number of Gardaí attached to the Roads Policing Unit by Division, in each of the years 2009 to 30 June 2019, the latest date for which figures are currently available.
I hope that this information is of assistance.
ROADS POLICING 2009 - 2019*
DIVISION
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
Jun-19
|
D.M.R. EAST
|
18
|
19
|
17
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
9
|
9
|
11
|
9
|
D.M.R. NORTH
|
27
|
22
|
21
|
18
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
13
|
14
|
16
|
15
|
D.M.R. NORTH CENTRAL
|
22
|
20
|
19
|
19
|
17
|
18
|
18
|
17
|
18
|
16
|
16
|
D.M.R. SOUTH
|
19
|
16
|
15
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
D.M.R. SOUTH CENTRAL
|
27
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
23
|
17
|
16
|
11
|
7
|
15
|
12
|
D.M.R. WEST
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
21
|
19
|
19
|
16
|
13
|
12
|
19
|
14
|
D.M.R. TRAFFIC
|
156
|
155
|
149
|
144
|
138
|
106
|
118
|
107
|
101
|
112
|
108
|
KILDARE
|
36
|
40
|
41
|
41
|
39
|
36
|
34
|
25
|
24
|
28
|
25
|
LAOIS / OFFALY
|
42
|
35
|
31
|
26
|
24
|
25
|
25
|
22
|
19
|
27
|
25
|
MEATH
|
30
|
31
|
29
|
22
|
20
|
19
|
16
|
17
|
14
|
18
|
15
|
WESTMEATH
|
27
|
29
|
26
|
24
|
21
|
23
|
20
|
28
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
WICKLOW
|
30
|
30
|
25
|
24
|
23
|
20
|
21
|
17
|
16
|
22
|
21
|
CAVAN / MONAGHAN
|
38
|
36
|
29
|
30
|
27
|
24
|
25
|
25
|
18
|
26
|
24
|
DONEGAL
|
34
|
42
|
32
|
30
|
29
|
31
|
27
|
20
|
20
|
24
|
23
|
LOUTH
|
30
|
25
|
25
|
22
|
19
|
17
|
16
|
14
|
14
|
21
|
20
|
SLIGO / LEITRIM
|
34
|
34
|
33
|
34
|
31
|
24
|
24
|
23
|
23
|
27
|
23
|
KILKENNY/CARLOW
|
39
|
38
|
37
|
36
|
32
|
31
|
28
|
26
|
26
|
24
|
23
|
TIPPERARY
|
40
|
31
|
28
|
26
|
22
|
23
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
27
|
26
|
WATERFORD
|
31
|
26
|
25
|
22
|
19
|
18
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
16
|
11
|
WEXFORD
|
29
|
25
|
21
|
16
|
16
|
15
|
14
|
15
|
13
|
22
|
20
|
CORK CITY
|
51
|
48
|
49
|
45
|
40
|
38
|
36
|
39
|
37
|
36
|
32
|
CORK NORTH
|
41
|
40
|
39
|
37
|
35
|
34
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
29
|
26
|
CORK WEST
|
27
|
28
|
28
|
25
|
21
|
22
|
18
|
22
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
KERRY
|
35
|
35
|
31
|
25
|
22
|
20
|
18
|
17
|
18
|
21
|
20
|
LIMERICK
|
33
|
34
|
30
|
32
|
31
|
29
|
26
|
23
|
24
|
31
|
29
|
CLARE
|
29
|
24
|
25
|
18
|
17
|
16
|
18
|
17
|
15
|
19
|
19
|
GALWAY
|
47
|
51
|
41
|
40
|
39
|
41
|
41
|
39
|
37
|
39
|
36
|
MAYO
|
29
|
27
|
22
|
17
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
25
|
24
|
ROSCOMMON / LONGFORD
|
23
|
23
|
25
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
19
|
19
|
17
|
21
|
18
|
TOTAL
|
1046
|
1011
|
940
|
870
|
804
|
742
|
716
|
669
|
623
|
744
|
687
|