Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 April 2012
152 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average age of the Garda fleet of vehicles and bikes; and the number of new and pre-owned, that is, used vehicles and bikes purchased over the past three years by An Garda Síochána. [19627/12]
View answerThe provision and allocation of Garda transport is a matter for the Garda Commissioner.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the average age of Garda vehicles, excluding motorcycles, is approximately 5 years. The average age of Garda motorcycles is 6.5 years.
Details of the numbers of vehicles/motorcycles purchased, both new and pre-owned, in the period 2010 to 2011 are set out in the table. No vehicles were purchased in 2009.
|
Vehicle |
Motorcycle |
||||
|
Year |
New |
Pre-owned |
New |
Pre-owned |
Total |
|
2010 |
151 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
165 |
|
2011 |
52 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
