Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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423. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of gardaí working within the Garda Fraud Bureau in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [41794/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is already aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure optimum use is made of Garda resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public.

I have however, been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations on 31 December 2010 to 2012 and on 31 August 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as is set out in the table below.