Catherine Murphy
Question:
496. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of police officers serving in An Garda Síochána that are on secondment from police services outside Ireland; the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently seconded to the PSNI and law enforcement bodies in other States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3363/22]
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I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, but I have not received this information in time. I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question number 496 of 25 January 2022 where you asked for the number of police officers serving in An Garda Síochána that are on secondment from police services outside Ireland; the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently seconded to the PSNI and law enforcement bodies in other States.
As you will recall, I sought the information you requested from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the report was to hand.
I am informed by the Garda Authorities that there are currently 13 members of An Garda Síochána seconded to the United Nations UNFICYP Cyprus Mission.
There are currently three members of An Garda Síochána seconded to INTERPOL HQ in Lyon, France and three members temporarily seconded to EUROPOL in the Hague as Seconded National Experts.
There is one member of An Garda Síochána also assigned to the Maritime Analysis and Operational Centre - Narcotics (MAOC-n) based in Lisbon, Portugal.
I am informed that there are no serving members of An Garda Síochána seconded in from other police services outside of Ireland. I am further informed that there have been no exchanges/secondments with the PSNI since 2019, principally as a direct result of the Covid pandemic.
I hope that this information is of assistance.
Question No. 497 answered with Question No. 494.
