Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
Ceist:422. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by division in each of the years 2018 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [4135/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 30 January 2024
Ceisteanna (422, 424)
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
Ceist:424. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice the overall allocation to drugs units in each county in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [4137/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 422 and 424 together.
As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, as well as for decisions on the deployment of personnel among the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.
I am assured that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review, in the context of crime trends and policing priorities.
The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to fight crime. Budget 2024 provides a budget of over €2.3 billion to An Garda Síochána – this is a 23% increase since 2020. This funding will allow for the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff.
There are currently around 14,000 Garda members across the country. This represents an increase of around 9% since 2015. 388 new Gardaí attested in 2023 and were allocated to Garda stations nationwide. The Deputy may also be interested to know that 746 trainee Gardaí entered Templemore in 2023, the highest number to enter Templemore since 2018.
The table below, which was provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Garda members nationwide at the end of December 2018 up to the end of December 2023, the latest date for when figures are available.
|
DIVISION |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Dec-23 |
|
D.M.R. EAST |
381 |
373 |
382 |
368 |
367 |
354 |
|
D.M.R. NORTH |
715 |
753 |
798 |
778 |
767 |
779 |
|
D.M.R. NORTH CENTRAL |
665 |
689 |
680 |
660 |
639 |
663 |
|
D.M.R. SOUTH |
551 |
579 |
586 |
572 |
549 |
548 |
|
D.M.R. SOUTH CENTRAL |
648 |
765 |
731 |
710 |
680 |
701 |
|
D.M.R. WEST |
709 |
751 |
767 |
738 |
721 |
722 |
|
KILDARE |
380 |
397 |
420 |
422 |
437 |
431 |
|
LAOIS / OFFALY |
365 |
373 |
383 |
375 |
378 |
371 |
|
MEATH |
318 |
319 |
335 |
320 |
316 |
308 |
|
WESTMEATH |
274 |
277 |
273 |
261 |
254 |
252 |
|
WICKLOW |
310 |
308 |
312 |
306 |
308 |
292 |
|
CAVAN / MONAGHAN |
346 |
388 |
385 |
381 |
377 |
374 |
|
DONEGAL |
404 |
460 |
462 |
450 |
439 |
441 |
|
LOUTH |
348 |
369 |
393 |
392 |
403 |
392 |
|
SLIGO / LEITRIM |
297 |
303 |
310 |
292 |
292 |
277 |
|
KILKENNY/CARLOW |
339 |
334 |
340 |
334 |
325 |
312 |
|
WATERFORD |
348 |
354 |
377 |
372 |
379 |
374 |
|
WEXFORD |
308 |
320 |
335 |
333 |
342 |
335 |
|
CORK CITY |
721 |
730 |
723 |
730 |
709 |
699 |
|
CORK NORTH |
330 |
335 |
351 |
330 |
333 |
322 |
|
CORK WEST |
303 |
302 |
308 |
297 |
289 |
283 |
|
KERRY |
335 |
344 |
351 |
351 |
345 |
336 |
|
LIMERICK |
607 |
612 |
601 |
593 |
594 |
585 |
|
GALWAY |
614 |
621 |
623 |
606 |
618 |
618 |
|
CLARE |
318 |
309 |
314 |
313 |
306 |
N/A |
|
TIPPERARY |
387 |
380 |
411 |
398 |
391 |
N/A |
|
CLARE/TIPPERARY |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
674 |
|
MAYO |
339 |
339 |
343 |
330 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ROSCOMMON / LONGFORD |
318 |
312 |
315 |
298 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
616 |
602 |
I am advised by the Garda authorities that at the end of December 2023 there were 326 Garda members assigned to Divisional Drugs Units nationwide, this includes 278 Gardaí, 42 Sergeants and 6 Inspectors. This represents an increase of almost 47% since the end of December 2018 when there were 222 Garda members assigned to these units.
|
Divisional Drugs Units |
Dec-18 |
Dec-19 |
Dec-20 |
Dec-21 |
Dec-22 |
Dec-23 |
|
D.M.R.S.C. |
12 |
17 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
|
D.M.R.N.C |
15 |
12 |
19 |
12 |
31 |
24 |
|
D.M.R.N. |
19 |
19 |
30 |
28 |
29 |
23 |
|
D.M.R.E. |
9 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
|
D.M.R.S. |
16 |
18 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
|
D.M.R.W. |
11 |
7 |
22 |
26 |
20 |
27 |
|
Waterford |
6 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
|
Wexford |
5 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
|
Kilkenny/Carlow |
5 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
|
Tipperary |
8 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
|
Cork City |
18 |
14 |
15 |
23 |
19 |
17 |
|
Cork North |
5 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
|
Cork West |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
|
Kerry |
10 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
|
Limerick |
12 |
10 |
19 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
|
Donegal |
2 |
6 |
18 |
21 |
5 |
7 |
|
Cavan/Monaghan |
4 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sligo/Leitrim |
6 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
|
Louth |
2 |
4 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
|
Clare |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Mayo |
5 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
|
Galway |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
21 |
|
Roscommon/Longford |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
|
Westmeath |
6 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
|
Meath |
6 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
|
Kildare |
11 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
|
Laois/Offaly |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
|
Wicklow |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
|
Total |
222 |
231 |
306 |
315 |
311 |
326 |
I am advised that Cavan/Monaghan Division has merged with Louth Division under the Operating Model. I am further advised that the Drugs Unit in Louth /Cavan/Monaghan Division will be allocated approximately 22 Garda members, making it the sixth largest Divisional Drugs Unit in the country.
For the Deputy's information, detailed statistics on Garda workforce numbers are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/
Please note that this information is based upon operational data which has been provided by An Garda Síochána and may be liable to change.