Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

With regard to the drugs task forces, ultimately the division of resources in the Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, but I will raise with him the issues mentioned by the Deputy. There is a programme to increase the number of sniffer dog teams for drug enforcement duties. Deputy O'Sullivan mentioned the amounts of money involved in confiscation of assets by the CAB. The threshold operated by the CAB is €13,000, which is a reasonable amount of money but which means it is pursuing medium to high-level criminals.

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