Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2009
85 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount that An Garda Síochana have spent on vehicles in each of the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40318/09]
View answerThe total expenditure on Garda vehicles amounts to €27.6m for each of the years 2007 and 2008 and €16.6m for this year to the end of October. These figures include the purchase of new vehicles in addition to the maintenance, repair and fuel required for the existing fleet. For the period mentioned by the Deputy almost €72m has been expended on the Garda fleet. In addition, in 2006 a major capital injection was made with the purchase of over 1,300 new vehicles at a cost of over €28.6m. This has enabled both the expansion of the fleet as well as lowering the age profile. Since September 2006 the size of the fleet has increased from 2,247 to 2,820 — an increase of 25%.
