Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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324. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the number of gardaí assigned to each divisional drug unit for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [7868/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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All Gardaí have a responsibility in the prevention and detection of criminal activity whether it be in the area of burglary, drug offences or otherwise. Specifically in relation to drugs, I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána continues to pro-actively and resolutely tackle all forms of drug crime in this jurisdiction. The Garda National Drugs Unit, works closely with dedicated Divisional and District Drug Units and other national units, including the Organised Crime Unit, as well as the Criminal Assets Bureau in targeting persons involved in the illicit sale and supply of drugs.

I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of each Divisional Drugs Unit on 31 December 2011-2013 and to 31 December 2014, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out in the table overleaf.

Divisional Drugs Units

Division	2011	2012	2013	2014
DMR South Central	16	13	11	19
DMR North Central	18	20	13	20
DMR North	32	31	27	16
DMR East	15	13	13	10
DMR South	31	30	23	17
DMR West	35	28	26	24
DMR NSS	2	6	0	0
Waterford	10	10	9	5
Wexford	11	6	4	1
Kilkenny/Carlow	8	7	7	5
Tipperary	9	8	7	7
Cork City	24	26	29	28
Cork North	7	9	9	5
Cork West	7	5	4	3
Kerry	10	6	8	10
Limerick	20	12	11	12
Donegal	12	10	10	8
Cavan/Monaghan	8	5	0	0
Sligo/Leitrim	7	8	6	8
Louth	6	7	6	6
Clare	9	7	6	7
Mayo	5	5	5	5
Galway	12	11	12	8
Roscommon/Longford	7	6	7	6
Westmeath	9	7	7	6
Meath	7	6	4	4
Kildare	7	2	2	6
Laois/Offaly	6	3	0	3
Wicklow	11	3	4	4
TOTAL	361	310	270	253