Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:133 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of breathalysers and intoxilysers available to An Garda Síochána in each Garda division. [9374/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2007
133 Mr. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of breathalysers and intoxilysers available to An Garda Síochána in each Garda division. [9374/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Garda authorities that there are 64 evidential breath testing instruments (intoxilysers) in use in Garda stations and 439 instruments in use for road-side screening (alcometers) which are allocated on a Divisional basis as shown in the following table.
Division |
Alcometers |
Intoxilysers |
Carlow / Kildare |
19 |
3 |
Cavan / Monaghan |
19 |
3 |
Clare |
9 |
4 |
Cork City |
24 |
1 |
Cork North |
19 |
2 |
Cork West |
10 |
4 |
Donegal |
21 |
4 |
Galway West |
26 |
4 |
Kerry |
15 |
3 |
Laois / Offaly |
17 |
3 |
Limerick |
17 |
3 |
Longford / Westmeath |
17 |
3 |
Louth / Meath |
21 |
4 |
Mayo |
20 |
3 |
Roscommon / Galway East |
7 |
2 |
Sligo / Leitrim |
19 |
2 |
Tipperary |
21 |
3 |
Waterford / Kilkenny |
22 |
3 |
Wexford / Wicklow |
15 |
3 |
DMR North Central |
11 |
1 |
DMR South Central |
13 |
1 |
DMR North |
17 |
1 |
DMR South |
13 |
1 |
DMR East |
19 |
2 |
DMR West |
3 |
1 |
DMR Traffic Corp |
24 |
|
GNTB |
1 |
|
Total |
439 |
64 |