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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Ceisteanna (1554)

Alan Kelly

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1554. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda assets profilers attached to each Garda division as of 1 January 2021 and 14 July 2022, in tabular form. [40273/22]

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I am informed that Divisional Asset Profilers are local policing resources, trained by the Criminal Assets Bureau and tasked with continuously providing a criminal asset profiling service in each Garda Division. These profilers are the eyes and ears of the Bureau, as they cover every corner of the country and have first-hand knowledge of criminality in their geographic locations. The Divisional Asset Profiler Network provides the Bureau with an increased reach to all areas throughout the country.

I am further informed the current role of the Divisional Asset Profiler is to liaise with and assist the Bureau in the course of investigations within their respective Garda Divisions. The Divisional Asset Profilers are tasked locally with preparing asset profiles on local criminals and referring them to the Bureau for consideration of action pursuant to its statutory remit. The Bureau maintain a system to monitor the tasking of Divisional Asset Profilers.

I am advised the number of Divisional Asset Profilers trained in the area of identifying and targeting the proceeds of crime and associated investigations has increased from 208 in 2016 to 576 as of 30 June 2022.

I am further advised the Criminal Assets Bureau conducts training courses for Asset Profilers twice per year. For the most part, Asset Profilers are members of An Garda Síochána from local divisions and from special units. In addition, a small number have been trained from the Department of Social Protection, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and other special relevant bodies.

The below table provided by the Criminal Assets Bureau provides a high level view of the number of Garda assets profilers. This is followed by additional tables containing a breakdown of the number of Asset Profilers by Garda Division and other specialist areas. Figures in all tables are as of 30 June 2022 and 1 January 2021. I am advised from time to time the figures may vary slightly due to retirements, transfers and promotions which may not be captured in real time.

Total CAB Profilers

As of 30/06/22

As of 01/01/21

Garda DMR

149

122

Garda non-DMR

396

322

Total Garda Profilers

545

444

Revenue

19

17

DSP

8

8

CCPC

2

-

HPRA

2

-

Total

576

469

DMR

As of 30/06/22

As of 01/01/21

DMR East

17

14

DMR North

26

20

DMR North Central

27

24

DMR South

29

20

DMR South Central

13

11

DMR West

33

28

DMR - CTU

2

3

DMR Roads Policing (SIU)

2

2

DMR Total

149

122

NON DMR

As of 30/06/22

As of 01/01/21

CRIME & SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

SDU

8

12

GNCSIS

16

7

TOTAL

24

19

EASTERN REGION

Waterford/Kilkenny/Carlow

24

23

Kildare/Laois/Offaly

28

23

Meath/Westmeath

26

22

Wexford/Wicklow

22

19

TOTAL

100

87

GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY

Anti Corruption Unit

3

-

TOTAL

3

-

NORTH WESTERN REGION

Cavan/Monaghan

18

12

Donegal

11

8

Galway

13

10

Louth

18

14

Mayo/Roscommon/Longford

27

23

Sligo/Leitrim

14

10

TOTAL

101

77

ORGANISED & SERIOUS CRIME

GNCCB

2

6

GNDOCB

14

13

GNECB

14

9

GNIB

7

6

GNPSB

9

5

GNBCI

17

17

TOTAL

63

56

SOUTHERN

Cork City

17

15

Cork North

12

7

Cork West

11

9

Kerry

10

10

Clare/Tipperary

22

18

Limerick

22

14

TOTAL

94

73

DSP - Garda

11

10

TOTAL

11

10

NON DMR - TOTAL

396

322

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