Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 May 2013
299. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the green man phone mechanism is being removed from all Garda stations, that is, not just Garda stations that are closed but stations that are still operational and are now seeing the green man being removed from the doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21522/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraDecisions in relation to the deployment of Garda equipment and resources are operational matters for the Garda Commissioner.
In this context I am informed by the Garda authorities that the decision to discontinue the provision of public access call boxes at Garda stations has been based primarily on the results of an operational review which established that, on average, a large majority of these facilities had less than one call per day. In addition, I understand that the decision took account of the fact that mobile phones are in very wide use throughout the country.
