Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
658. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special tactics and operational command unit, in the Donegal division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32624/18]
View answer697. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special tactics and operational command unit in the Dublin metropolitan region south division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by rank, in tabular form. [32773/18]
View answer728. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special tactics and operational command unit by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32813/18]
View answer797. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special tactics and operational command unit by rank in the Limerick city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [33068/18]
View answer844. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the special tactics and operational command unit in the Garda DMR north division in each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33528/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 658, 697, 728, 797 and 844 together.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of the resources.
I am advised by the Commissioner that for security and operational reasons, the strength of the Special Tactics and Operational Command Unit, cannot be provided.
