An Garda Síochána

Monday, 11 September 2023

Questions (1109)

Patrick Costello

Question:

1109. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of speed vans operated by a company (details supplied) on behalf of An Garda Síochána, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37548/23]

View answer

Written answers

Minister for Justice

I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, and will contact him again when this is to hand.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 1109 of 11 September 2023 where you sought: “for an update on the breakdown, in tabular form, over the past ten years, of the number of speed vans operated by a company (details supplied) on behalf of An Garda Síochána, by Garda station and division; and if she will make a statement on the matter.”

As you will recall, I had sought the information you requested from the Garda authorities, and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that GoSafe is currently operating 54 Safety Camera Vehicles from 15 Depots Nationwide. While the Garda authorities do not have the specific information in the requested format the table below gives the number of GoSafe vans nationwide for the years requested.

Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017*	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
GoSafe Camera Vans	46	53	49	49	90	52	63	55	55	55	54

*New vehicles were purchased to replace part of the existing fleet for the transition to the new Safety Camera Contract. There was a period of parallel running with all vehicles included in the Fleet Insurance of that year.

Earlier this year, I allocated an additional €1.2 million to An Gardaí Síochána for mobile safety camera deployments and monitoring hours for the duration of 2023. This additional funding will see GoSafe provide an extra 1,500 hours of monitoring every month until the end of the year, a 20% increase.

Also as part of Budget 2024, €3.6m additional funding has been allocated for GoSafe speed cameras, continuing the increased level of 9,000 hours a month announced last month through the whole of 2024.

Further information on speed safety cameras can be found on the Garda website at the following link: https://garda.ie/en/roads-policing/safety-cameras/