Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
714. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the regional support unit by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32799/18]
View answer715. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the emergency response unit, by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32800/18]
View answer716. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the special detective unit by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32801/18]
View answer724. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to specialist units in the Louth division. [32809/18]
View answer729. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the technical bureau by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32814/18]
View answer731. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32816/18]
View answer732. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32817/18]
View answer733. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32818/18]
View answer734. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32819/18]
View answer735. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32820/18]
View answer736. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to the Garda National Protective Services Bureau by rank in the Louth division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32821/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 714 to 716, inclusive, 724, 729 and 731 to 736, inclusive, 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.
For the Deputy's information the attached table, received from the Garda authorities, presents the latest data for the national specialist units which form Garda Special Crime Operations. It is important to note that these are national units which support the work of the 28 Garda Divisions across the Country and are consequently not broken down by Division.
I am informed by the Commissioner that the Special Detective Unit (SDU) is responsible for the investigation of threats to state security and the monitoring of persons who pose a threat to the security of the State on both national and international fronts. The unit also provides security for visiting VIPs, cash in transit movements and armed response and is the operational wing of the Witness Security Programme. The highly trained and equipped specialist intervention unit, the Emergency Response Unit, is also part of SDU.
I am advised by the Commissioner that for security and operational reasons the strength of the SDU, ERU and the Regional Support Units cannot be provided.
Strength of Garda Special Crime Operations 31 May 2018
|
CR |
DC |
AC |
CS |
SU |
IN |
SG |
GD |
TOTAL |
|
|
Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
88 |
114 |
|
Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
23 |
|
Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (formerly Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
47 |
68 |
|
Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
62 |
81 |
|
Garda National Protective Services Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
41 |
63 |
|
Garda National Technical Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
49 |
68 |
|
Criminal Assets Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
31 |
42 |
