Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 March 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána

9:30 am

Mr. Drew Harris:

That is correct. Ultimately, I am responsible for the division of labour in the organisation but I have to make sure, as I say, that all of the divisions have sufficient numbers so that they are sustainable. I must also marry them to the resources we have. I would point to the additional resources applied to these very busy areas in terms of national units and regional units. They go to where the work is in terms of crime. These include the armed support unit. In the Dublin metropolitan region in particular, it is also includes the emergency response unit on patrol.