Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

I tabled this question because I support the Minister and the Garda Commissioner in establishing the specialist crime unit. The Minister stated the unit was established on a temporary basis last November. Is it now permanent? Is it based exclusively in Dublin and are the members from other parts of the country? From what other sections of the Garda were personnel transferred to the unit? Does the unit share personnel with the drug squad, bearing in mind that drug trafficking is the genesis of much of the serious crime in the country? Will the Minister state whether drugs are a main focus of the specialist crime unit?

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