Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data on Garda staffing levels (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32755/25]

Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel attached to each divisional drug unit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32760/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 644 and 645 together.

An Garda Síochána have advised that this information cannot be shared on security grounds.

I am informed that it is the experience of the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), that such information is invaluable to local drug trafficking networks and can at times be taken into account when active in their respective criminal enterprises.

I am also informed by the Garda authorities that this information can facilitate the identification of all officers deployed full time on such duties, and in turn the work patterns of such officers.

I am however assured that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review, in the context of crime trends and policing priorities.