Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 1 January 2018 and 10 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53228/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution under review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities to ensure optimum use is made of the resources.

The table below shows the number of Gardaí attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 1^stJanuary and 10^thDecember 2018 as provided by the Commissioner.