Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2024
408. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles added to the Kildare and Wicklow Garda divisions in 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of Garda vehicles withdrawn from those divisions in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [3878/24]
View answerThe unprecedented allocation of over €2 billion for 2023 and €2.35 billion for 2024 to An Garda Síochána demonstrates the Government's commitment to ensuring An Garda Síochána has provision for the equipment, technology, facilities, fleet and personnel it needs to carry out its vital policing work.
As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
The tables below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, show new vehicles allocated to, and removed from, the Kildare and Wicklow Divisions in 2023 and to date in 2024 (as of 25 January).
|
Kildare |
Allocated |
Removed |
|
2023 |
6 |
6 |
|
2024 to date |
1 |
0 |
|
Wicklow |
Allocated |
Removed |
|
2023 |
3 |
4 |
|
2024 to date |
0 |
0 |
The purchase and allocation of vehicles by An Garda Síochána is made on the basis of identified operational demands, the availability of resources and is reviewed on a continual basis. Information supplied is operational and subject to change.
