Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
264. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank, attached to the regional support unit in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32326/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra265. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank, attached to the emergency response unit in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32327/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra266. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the special detective unit in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32328/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra274. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to specialist units in the Cork city division. [32336/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra279. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the technical bureau in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32341/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra281. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32343/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra282. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32344/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra283. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32345/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra284. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32346/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra285. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32347/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra286. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Protective Services Bureau in the Cork city division in each of the years 2009 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [32348/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 264 to 266, inclusive, No. 274, No. 279 and Nos. 281 to 286, inclusive together.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources.
For the Deputy's information I have set out in the table the strength of the national specialist units which form Garda Special Crime Operations as of the 31 May 2018, the latest date for which figures are available, as received from the Garda authorities. These are national units which support the work of the 28 Garda Divisions across the Country, including the Cork City Division, as appropriate. Consequently the information requested by the Deputy is not available in the format requested.
I am informed by the Commissioner that the Special Detective Unit (SDU) is responsible for the investigation of threats to the 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 |
