Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2013
517. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of bicycles in the Garda cycle unit per station; the number of Gardaí entitled to use them in each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/13]
View answerThe provision and deployment of Garda resources, including bicycles, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational requirements. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the full information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and could not be compiled without a disproportionate use of resources. However, I am informed that the current breakdown of bicycles by Garda Region and the number of Garda personnel trained to use them are provided in the following table:
|
Region |
No. of Mountain Bikes |
No. of Personnel Trained |
|
Dublin Metropolitan Region |
179 |
400 |
|
Northern Region |
41 |
115 |
|
Southern Region |
90 |
260 |
|
Eastern Region |
54 |
148 |
|
Western Region |
51 |
169 |
|
South Eastern Region |
45 |
106 |
|
Total |
460 |
1198 |
