Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2005
476 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the exact format that recently announced programmes to combat deaths on the roads will take in Inishowen, County Donegal; and the increase associated with this in terms of personnel and hours on duty. [30191/05]
View answerI have been informed by the Garda authorities that in response to the serious number of road traffic fatalities in the Inishowen area of County Donegal, a dedicated traffic corps unit has been established in Buncrana district in addition to traffic corps personnel already operating within the Donegal division. I am further informed that the unit will comprise one sergeant and four gardaí and will operate out of Burnfoot Garda station on a pilot basis for a defined period and will be evaluated thereafter. The unit will operate intelligence-led policing initiatives in the Inishowen peninsula which will be deployed at collision-prone locations and will augment the district and divisional traffic corps performing the core policing and traffic duties in the area. The unit is committed to continue to work in partnership with all the groups who have an interest in road safety, including the wider community in the Inishowen peninsula and will assist local gardaí in their efforts to prevent and reduce road fatalities in the area.
