Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 February 2014
448. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans that were allocated to the Garda R and J districts in 2013; the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans that were withdrawn from these districts in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/14]
View answerDecisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. At Divisional level it is a matter for the Divisional Officer to determine how best to allocate vehicles so as to ensure the continued delivery of an effective policing service.
I am, of course, conscious of the importance of the Garda fleet and, in that regard, the Deputy will be aware that I recently secured a further €9m for investment in the fleet. This investment resulted in the purchase of 305 new Garda vehicles towards the end of 2013, at a cost of €5 million. These were in addition to the 133 new Garda vehicles which had already been procured during the year. The remaining €4 million has been made available for the purchase and fit out of Garda vehicles in 2014.
I understand that specific details in relation to the deployment of the new Garda transport have yet to be fully finalised but the Deputy can be assured that the vehicles will be allocated as effectively as possible in line with operational circumstances, including the requirements of the Garda R and J Districts.
The information requested by the Deputy is as shown in the following table.
|
New Vehicles Commissioned 2013 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Vehicles Decommissioned 2013 |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
CARS |
VANS |
TOTAL |
- |
CARS |
VANS |
TOTAL |
|
MARKED |
UNMARKED |
- |
- |
MARKED |
UNMARKED |
- |
- |
|
|
COOLOCK-R |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
RAHENY-J |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
