Written answers
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Strength
5:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of specialist units currently established within An Garda Síochána; the numerical strength of each unit; when they were set up; the budget for each unit in the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18237/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The personnel strength (all ranks) of each Specialist Units in An Garda Síochána as at the 26th June 2007 was as set out hereunder.
| Unit | Established | Strength |
| National Bureau of Criminal Investigation* | 1997 | 164 |
| Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation | 1995 | 53 |
| Garda National Drug Unit | 1995 | 64 |
| Criminal Assets Bureau** | 1996 | 55 |
| Garda National Immigration Bureau | 2000 | 181 |
| Garda Air Support Unit | 1997 | 23 |
| Garda Water Unit | 1966 | 17 |
| Garda Dog Unit | 1960 | 16 |
| Garda Mounted Unit | 1998 | 15 |
| *These figures include personnel seconded into the Organised Crime Unit, which forms part of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. | ||
| **The Criminal Assets Bureau is a statutory body which reports through the Commissioner to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the number of staff includes officers from all the agencies in the Bureau. |
Garda personnel assigned throughout the Country, together with overall policing arrangements and operational strategy, are continually monitored and reviewed. Such monitoring ensures that optimum use is made of Garda resources, and the best possible Garda service is provided to the general public.
Budget Allocation by Unit
The budgetary allocation for each of these units over the last three years is shown below. Budgetary figures for years prior to this are not available without allocating a disproportionate amount of time to the work involved.
| Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| € | € | € | |
| National Bureau of Criminal Investigations | 7,971,964 | 8,746,628 | 10,748,853 |
| Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation | 5,170,229 | 4,983,977 | 5,032,217 |
| Garda National Drug Unit | 4,132,080 | 4,297,190 | 5,265,805 |
| Criminal Assets Bureau | 5,675,000 | 5,246,000 | 5,205,000 |
| Garda National Immigration Bureau | 15,977,304 | 15,685,395 | 15,969,739 |
| Garda Air Support Unit | 2,757,658 | 2,711,429 | 6,527,830 |
| Garda Water Unit | 766,370 | 815,355 | 1,779,323 |
| Garda Dog Unit | 1,132,180 | 1,711,429 | 1,426,547 |
| Garda Mounted Unit | 1,240,140 | 1,159,613 | 1,192,661 |
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