Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Conway. Deputies are being called to the Dáil for an imminent vote.

As I have been saying for a number of years, the amount of controlled drugs that An Garda Síochána is holding is bizarre. I know the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, has asked the Commissioner for a report on this. The most recent figures I have are for the period 2010 to 2014. They show that of the €529 million worth of controlled substances held by the Garda, only €35 million worth has been destroyed. That does not take account of the previous amount of drugs. Can the Commissioner reassure me that the information that has been provided to me is accurate and that in the last five years the Garda does hold over €500 million worth of controlled substances?