Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 July 2013
436. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the number of staff members currently working at the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation; the number of staff holding professional qualifications in the areas of forensic accounting, criminal law and other areas relevant to the body's work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33488/13]
View answerThe allocation of all resources, including personnel, within the Force rests with the Garda Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team and I have no direct function in that matter. The Commissioner has informed me that the current personnel strength of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI) is 86. Of these, 70 are members of the Garda Síochána, 2 are Professional Accountants and there are 14 administrative staff. 12 members of staff hold professional qualifications in a mixture of Accounting and Finance, Professional Accountancy, Economics and Finance, Legal Studies, Business and Legal Studies and Criminology. In addition to the foregoing, as recently as 30th May, 2013, I received sanction from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the recruitment of two additional forensic accountants for the GBFI.
