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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024): John Brady: 868. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the strength levels of the Garda drug squad over the past five years, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12217/24]
Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024): Helen McEntee: ...has freed up almost 900 Garda members from back office work for front line policing work since 2015. I am also advised by the Garda authorities that at the end of February 2024 there were 318 Garda members assigned to Divisional Drugs Units nationwide. This includes 270 Gardaí, 40 Sergeants and 8 Inspectors. This represents an increase of almost 38% since the end of December 2019...

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