The Director of Corporate Enforcement engages directly with An Garda Síochána regarding Garda resourcing of the ODCE.
A vacancy arose in respect of a Detective Inspector post on 30 September 2016. It was filled on 27 November 2017. The role has been filled on an interim full-time basis since then. I understand that this post is among a number of Detective Inspector posts which are the subject of an internal Garda Síochána promotions competition, which is expected to conclude in the coming months. Following this, a full-time Detective Inspector will be assigned to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, on a permanent basis.
In terms of the number of months in each of the years in question that the position was vacant, these are as follows:
2016 - 3 months
2017 - 11 months
2018 - Nil.