Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 463: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the number and rank of staff assigned to the criminal investigation into certain matters at Anglo Irish Bank. [27130/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that twenty five members of An Garda Síochána, comprising one Detective Superintendent, two Detective Inspectors, two Detective Sergeants, six Sergeants, ten Detective Gardaí and four Gardaí, are currently allocated to the investigation referred to by the Deputy. Eleven of these are drawn from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, and the remaining fourteen have been seconded specifically for this investigation. All members of An Garda Síochána allocated to this investigation have previous experience in the investigation of fraud related offences. There is close co-operation and ongoing liaison between An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in respect of this investigation.