An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2025-03-19
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Emer Currie (FG), Dublin West

The Government has a responsibility to increase Garda numbers nationally. That commitment is reflected in the programme for Government but I have a duty to highlight the challenges in Dublin West and the K district, one of the most demanding policing districts in the country. There are significant and concerning differences in garda numbers in the K district versus neighbouring districts. It can be as high as one garda for every 531 people in the K area versus one garda per 397 in a neighbouring district and that neighbouring district has 40% lower crime statistics. Will the Taoiseach and Minister for Justice invite the Garda Commissioner to report on garda levels allocated to all Dublin metropolitan region districts with reference to population and crime levels, as part of work to address Garda retention and recruitment?

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Sitting date: 2025-03-19