Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 May 2017
86. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans allocated to the Garda district R in 2016 and to date in 2017; and the number of vehicles in this district which were withdrawn during the same period. [24838/17]
View answerAs the Deputy will be appreciate 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 and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and when it is to hand I will inform the Deputy accordingly.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 86 for answer on 24th May, 2017, in which you requested details regarding Garda vehicles allocated and withdrawn in Dublin 'R' District during the periods 2016 and to date.
As you will recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available.
I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda 'R' District is part of the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North Division and that there are some 115 vehicles allocated to the Division. The allocation of Garda vehicles is monitored and reviewed on a continual basis by An Garda Síochána. I am further advised by the Garda authorities that the responsibility for the efficient deployment of all official Garda vehicles in the DMR is assigned to Assistant Commissioner DMR, who may allocate vehicles between stations as required by operational requirements.
The following table outlines details of additional cars and vans allocated to, and those decommissioned from the DMR North Division and the 'R' District in 2016 and to date in 2017.Additional Cars and Vans allocated in the DMR North Division in 2016 and to date in 2017:
|
Year |
Marked Cars |
Unmarked Cars |
Marked Vans |
Unmarked Vans |
Total Vehicles |
|
2016 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
|
2017 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Cars and Vans Decommissioned in the DMR North Division in 2016 and to date in 2017:
|
Year |
Marked Cars |
Unmarked Cars |
Marked Vans |
Unmarked Vans |
Total Vehicles |
|
2016 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
|
2017 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
The following table provides details of the additional cars and vans allocated to, and those decommissioned in the R District in 2016 and to date in 2017.Cars and Vans allocated to the R District in 2016 and to date in 2017:
|
CARS |
VANS |
Total |
|||
|
Year |
Marked |
Unmarked |
Marked |
Unmarked |
|
|
2016 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
2017 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Cars and Vans Decommissioned in the R District in 2016 and to date in 2017:
|
CARS |
Vans |
Total |
|||
|
Year |
Marked |
Unmarked |
Marked |
Unmarked |
|
|
2016 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
2017 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
I trust this information is of assistance.
