Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 February 2015
96. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars, marked and unmarked vans, and marked motorcycles that were assigned to the Garda traffic corps in the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015. [5149/15]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources.
In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table.
|
YEAR |
CARS |
CARS |
VANS |
VANS |
MOTORCYCLES |
|
- |
MARKED |
UNMARKED |
MARKED |
UNMARKED |
- |
|
2011 |
125 |
37 |
7 |
10 |
137 |
|
2012 |
79 |
29 |
7 |
10 |
113 |
|
2013 |
95 |
26 |
6 |
9 |
94 |
|
2014 |
109 |
28 |
4 |
15 |
95 |
|
2015 (To date) |
106 |
30 |
4 |
15 |
91 |
