Brendan Griffin
Question:207. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of ramming of Garda vehicles over the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23135/13]
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Questions (207, 208, 209)
Brendan Griffin
Question:208. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of Gardaí being injured in incidents of ramming of Garda vehicles over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23136/13]
View answerBrendan Griffin
Question:209. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí fatally injured in ramming incidents since the foundation of the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23137/13]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 to 209, inclusive, together.
The Deputy will appreciate that the term 'ramming' is not provided for in Statute and as a consequence any investigations initiated as a result of injury or death of a member of An Garda Síochána as a result of a road traffic incident would be conducted pursuant to the relevant Road Traffic legislation and the offences set out thereunder
In the circumstances I am advised that details of the number of fatal or non-fatal injuries as requested by the Deputy are not readily available and would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources to compile.
I am advised that since late 2009 the number of incidents of the kind referred to by the Deputy reported as causing damage to cars has been recorded. The number of such cases is as follows; 66 in 2010, 55 in 2011, 61 in 2012 and 16 in 2013 up to 14 May. Information prior to that period is not readily available.