Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 January 2026
1751. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing complement of Balbriggan Garda station, including the number of sworn garda members and civilian staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1956/26]
View answerIn the interest of transparency, An Garda Síochána publishes information in relation to the allocation of Gardaí nationally, including a breakdown of Garda divisions and stations. This can be found at the following link:
In order to access data on Gardaí assigned to the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North, the Deputy should select the most recently available date and then select the file titled "Garda Members by Division District Station to the most recent date".
In order to access data on Garda Staff assigned to the same Division, the Deputy should select the most recently available date and then select the file titled "Garda Staff by Division and Station to the most recent date".
An Garda Síochána don’t police on a station basis, but rather on a Divisional basis and see stations as locations within communities for people to attend, and for resources to be accommodated. Policing for an area will be delivered using all resources in a Community Engagement area and supported by Divisional resources and units.
The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána under Section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, which includes all operational policing matters, which includes the allocation and deployment of Garda resources throughout the state. Under Section 34(1) of the Policing Security and Community Safety Act 2024, the Garda Commissioner is independent in the performance of his functions. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions.
