Catherine Murphy
Question:808. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of each motorcycle shed for roads policing motorcycles in each roads policing unit base in tabular form. [21431/21]
View answerWednesday, 28 April 2021
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I have requested a report on the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, unfortunately the report was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy on receipt of the report.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to your Parliamentary Question (No. 808 of 28 April 2021) where you sought: “….the capacity of each motorcycle shed for roads policing motorcycles in each roads policing unit base in tabular form”.
As you will recall, it was not possible to obtain the information in the time available and Minister McEntee undertook to consult with An Garda Síochána and contact you again when the information was available. I regret the delay in responding to you.
The report is now to hand and I am informed by the Garda authorities that, there are currently 50 Garda districts which have motorcycles assigned to them. I understand that it is not a requirement, on the allocation of a motorcycle to a Garda station, that a purpose built shed be available to house the vehicle.
The table below outlines the storage/parking facilities which are available in each of the 50 districts which have been assigned motorcycles:
|
Number of Districts with Storage Facilities (shed/garage) |
Number of Districts with outdoor parking bays |
Number of Districts with no dedicated storage/parking facility available |
|
39 |
6 |
5 |
I hope that this information is of assistance.