Garda Equipment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2011

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Questions (53)

Joe McHugh

Question:

159 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost incurred by him for the purchasing of Garda shirts; if he will provide a per shirt price and a total purchase cost for each year since 2007; if he will provide the same figures for purchased Garda jumpers, purchased Garda trousers, purchased Garda jackets, purchased prison officer trousers, purchased prison officer jackets, purchased prison officer trousers, purchased prison officer vests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4568/11]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Law Reform (Deputy Brendan Smith)

A contract for the provision of the complete Garda operational uniform was awarded in 2008 and a contract for the provision of the Prison Officer uniform was awarded in 2009 by the National Procurement Service (formerly the Government Supplies Agency) following an EU competitive procurement process. I am advised that, for commercial competition reasons, it would not be appropriate to provide details of the cost of individual items of the Garda or the Prison Officer uniforms under these contracts.