Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 484: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of personnel within the Garda who are assigned to investigate the sale of counterfeit goods to the public; the district that each covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27561/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Incidents relating to the sale or supply of counterfeit goods reported to the Garda Síochána are subject to investigation. Members of a specialist unit within the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation are available to provide assistance and advice in respect of such investigations at District and Divisional level. The personnel strength of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation as at 31 October 2007, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 93.

The sale of goods at markets is the subject of regular and ongoing monitoring by Gardaí for counterfeit goods and products.

Members of the Garda Síochána have also been involved in a number of operations with the Police Service of Northern Ireland regarding investigations into suspected counterfeit goods which have resulted in the seizure and recovery of substantial quantities of counterfeit goods.