Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
482. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breaches of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and Road Traffic Legislation that occurred in order to necessitate the removal of Garda cars from service at 300,000km; especially when these cars have an up to date National Car Test Certificate. [45855/12]
View answerDecisions in relation to the deployment of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I understand from the Garda authorities that in relation to patrol cars the relevant manufacturers have indicated that they are only prepared to guarantee the durability of the body structure and the chassis up to 300,000 kilometres. Accordingly, these vehicles are withdrawn from service once the odometer reading reaches 300,000 kilometres and this is the operational policy that has been applied by the Garda authorities on an on-going basis.
