398. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of drug seizures by gardaí in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and if this figure can be broken down to include types of drugs, quantity and money value, in tabular form. [45267/23]

399. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of drug seizures by gardaí in County Wexford in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and if this figure can be broken down to include the types of drugs, quantity and money value, in tabular form. [45268/23]

Helen McEntee, Minister for Justice: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 399 together.

I have contacted the Garda authorities and have been advised that An Garda Síochána is unable to provide a breakdown of seizures in the form requested by the Deputy

Confirmation of drugs seized are subject to analysis and verification by Forensic Science Ireland, prior to publication in the Garda Annual Report. The Deputy should note that these figures do not include drugs seized by other responsible State agencies, such as Revenue Customs Service.

Garda Annual reports for 2012 to 2021 are available at the following link with the 2022 report expected to be published shortly - www.garda.ie/en/about-us/publications/annual%20reports/an-garda-siochana-annual-reports/

To be of assistance, the table below sets out the value of drug seizures as published in the 2012 to 2021 Garda Annual reports.