Mr. Drew Harris:

This issue goes back to the Commission on the Future of Policing requirement for a costed policing plan. This is something we are working towards in terms of the delivery of the systems, namely the financial and IT systems we need to deliver what is required. However, it would require a significant uplift in our ability to audit the time people spend on particular duties. We have specialisms, and while it is easy to say the work of the drugs unit is all related to drugs, a lot of our work is done by front-line gardaí and community police, who can cover a variety of areas. Winnowing out how much time they spend tackling drugs as opposed to antisocial behaviour or road traffic collisions, for example, is more difficult, but we certainly believe this is important. Where we spend our money is important and we want to be able to illustrate that in a stronger fashion.