Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
852. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of police staff and civilian staff per specialised Garda unit and-or specialised section; the grade of civilian staff per specialised unit and-or specialised section on a divisional basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33640/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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 following tables, 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, Regional Support Units and the Special Tactics and Operational Command Unit cannot be provided.
Garda 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 |
Civilian Strength of Garda Special Crime Operations 31 May 2018
|
- |
Other |
PO |
AP |
AO |
HEO |
EO |
CO |
TOTAL |
|
Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
|
Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (formerly Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
17 |
|
Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
Garda National Protective Services Bureau |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
13 |
|
Garda National Technical Bureau |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
19 |
|
Criminal Assets Bureau* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
*There are no Garda Civilian Staff attached to CAB but there are officers of other bodies - details can be found in the recently published 2017 Annual Report
