Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allocate additional resources to the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11858/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation Unit (GBFI) is as set out in the table here under:

Included in the figures above are 11 additional Detective Gardaí that were assigned to the GBFI on 1 February 2011.

The responsibility for the allocation of resources, including personnel, within the Force rests with the Garda Commissioner in consultation with his senior management team. An Garda Síochána is satisfied that the resources allocated to Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation are sufficient to meet the ongoing daily demands placed on the unit to investigate incidents of fraud, including a number of high-profile complaints currently under investigation by the Bureau.