Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 June 2012
105 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda patrol cars currently assigned to the Carlow district; and the way this compares with June 2010 and June 2011. [28714/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe provision and allocation of Garda vehicles is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified policing priorities. At Divisional level responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between Districts on the basis of operational requirements.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of Garda patrol cars assigned to Carlow District for the periods June 2010, June 2011 and June 2012 is as set out in the attached table:
|
Period |
Number |
|
June 2010 |
12 |
|
June 2011 |
12 |
|
June 2012 |
9 |
106 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda patrol cars withdrawn since June 2011 as a result of reaching the 300,000 km limit. [28715/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his operational priorities.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda vehicles are retired from the fleet for a variety of reasons including where vehicles are considered beyond economic repair, as a result of accidents and where vehicles have reached an odometer reading of 300,000 kilometres. I am further informed that it is not possible to isolate the number of vehicles which have been decommissioned upon reaching 300,000 kilometres, as the extraction of such data would require a disproportionate use of Garda time and resources.
However, the Garda authorities have advised that the total number of marked and unmarked Garda patrol cars decommissioned since June 2011 is 235.
