Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2023
537. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí stationed in the Cavan Monaghan division in each of the past five years; the rank of each of these gardaí; the unit in which each of these gardaí serve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35215/23]
View answerThe Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities and a strengthened, well-resourced Garda Síochána is central to this policy. This commitment is demonstrated by the unprecedented allocation of over €2 billion to the Garda Vote this year, which is allowing for sustained and ongoing recruitment and investment in new equipment and new vehicles.
This level of funding provides for a steady pipeline of new Gardaí in the coming years, supporting the recruitment of up to 1,000 Gardaí and 400 additional Garda staff this year, with new recruits to enter the Garda College approximately every 11 weeks.
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, including for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
I am assured that the Commissioner keeps the allocation of these resources under continued review, in line with crime and population trends, to ensure their optimum use.
To be of assistance I sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána and have been advised that the figures in the following attachment set out the number of Garda members assigned to Cavan/Monaghan Division by rank at end December 2019 up to end December 2022, and at end June 2023, the latest date for which figures are available.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that for operational security reasons they are unable to disclose details of Garda members assigned to specialist units, however, the information in the following tables set out the number of Garda members by rank assigned to Roads Policing, Community Policing and the Drugs unit in Cavan/Monaghan Division for the years requested. Please note that this information is operational and may be subject to change.
|
Roads Policing |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Jun-23 |
|
Total |
22 (19 Gardaí, 3 Sergeants) |
18 (16 Gardaí, 2 Sergeants) |
18 (15 Gardaí, 3 Sergeants) |
16 (14 Gardaí, 2 Sergeants) |
16 (14 Gardaí, 2 Sergeants) |
|
Community Gardaí |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Jun-23 |
|
Total |
4 (4 Gardaí) |
5 (5 Gardaí) |
16 (16 Gardaí) |
16 (14 Gardaí, 1 Sergeant, 1 Inspector) |
15 (13 Gardaí, 2 Sergeants) |
|
Drugs Unit |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Jun-23 |
|
Total |
6 (5 Gardaí, 1 Sergeant) |
4 (3 Gardaí, 1 Sergeant) |
3 (2 Gardaí, 1 Sergeant) |
2 (1 Garda, 1 Sergeant) |
2 (1 Garda, 1 Sergeant) |
In the interest of transparency, detailed statistics on Garda workforce numbers, including a breakdown by Garda station and Garda rank, are published on gov.ie and are updated regularly by my Department from information provided by An Garda Síochána. The statistics can be accessed using the following link:
www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/ .
