I propose to take Questions Nos. 705 and 706 together.
The provision of fuel for Garda vehicles is an operational matter for the Garda Commissioner.
The Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Force and I am advised by the Garda authorities that expenditure on fuel for Garda vehicles for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 was as outlined in the table below:
Year
|
Expenditure
|
2011
|
€13,097,830
|
2012
|
€12,773,474
|
2013 (as at 31/05/13)
|
€3,914,324
|
In addition, the Garda authorities have indicated that the procedures in place for the use of fuel cards are operating satisfactorily and that they include appropriate monitoring mechanisms.