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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2001

Vol. 533 No. 4

Written Answers. - Garda Deployment.

Jack Wall

Question:

168 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of officers within the Garda in each division who are dealing exclusively with the drug problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9191/01]

I am informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of personnel and resources to individual areas, that the number of members attached to crime/drugs units on a regional and divisional basis is as follows:

Dublin Metropolitan Area

103

Northern Division

19

Southern Division

11

Eastern Division

21

Western Division

21

North Central Division

17

South Central Division

14

Northern region

30

Cavan/Monaghan

9

Donegal

13

Sligo/Leitrim

8

Southern region

30

Cork City

16

Limerick

11

Kerry

3

Eastern region

27

Carlow/Kildare

11

Laois/Offaly

7

Longford/Westmeath

9

Western region

11

Clare

4

Galway

7

South eastern region

9

Tipperary

2

Waterford/Kilkenny

5

Wicklow/Wexford

2

I am further informed that all Garda operational personnel enforce drug-related legislation. However, crime-drugs units deal more specifically with drugs related matters.
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