As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and its compilation would necessitate a disproportionate amount of staff time and effort. However, the following table provides an overview in relation to the Garda fleet as at 19 April 2016, which is the latest date for which such information is available. I am informed that the figures are liable to change from time to time as the allocation of Garda vehicles is continually monitored and reviewed, and vehicles are allocated between districts as required by operational circumstances.
I am advised that Garda vehicles are retired for a variety of reasons including, for example, where they are considered beyond economic repair as a result of accidents and on safety grounds or, in line with manufacturers' recommendations, when the odometer reading reaches 300,000 kilometres.
The Deputy will be aware that, in recent times, the Government has made considerable funding available to provide An Garda Síochána with additional high-powered vehicles, patrol cars (marked and unmarked) and motorcycles to ensure that Gardaí can be mobile, visible and responsive on the roads and in the community. The effect of this investment is reflected in the fact that approximately 57% of the current Garda fleet is under six years of age, as compared to some 30% in 2011.
In summary, over €34 million has been invested in the fleet since 2012, with over 720 new vehicles coming on stream since the start of 2015, and a further €46 million is being provided under the Government's Capital Plan 2016 - 2021.
Garda Fleet Allocation by Division - 19 April 2016
|
Division
|
Cars
|
Vans
|
Motorcycles
|
4x4s
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
|
Marked
|
Unmarked
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cavan - Monaghan
|
28
|
18
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
61
|
|
Clare
|
18
|
15
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
44
|
|
Cork City
|
31
|
58
|
20
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
124
|
|
Cork North
|
21
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
46
|
|
Cork West
|
26
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
48
|
|
DMR East
|
24
|
16
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
56
|
|
DMR North
|
35
|
53
|
33
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
128
|
|
DMR North Central
|
18
|
34
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
72
|
|
DMR Office
|
1
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
|
DMR South
|
24
|
46
|
14
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
90
|
|
DMR South Central
|
18
|
27
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
62
|
|
DMR Traffic
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
24
|
2
|
1
|
47
|
|
DMR West
|
31
|
61
|
20
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
119
|
|
Donegal
|
39
|
13
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
|
Galway
|
34
|
25
|
15
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
84
|
|
Central Vetting Unit
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Garda Headquarters
|
2
|
38
|
17
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
65
|
|
Human Resources & People Development (inc. training)
|
0
|
43
|
16
|
18
|
10
|
6
|
93
|
|
Kerry
|
24
|
11
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
46
|
|
Kildare
|
24
|
14
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
|
Kilkenny - Carlow (inc. Regional Resource)
|
39
|
30
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
86
|
|
Laois-Offaly
|
24
|
12
|
11
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
57
|
|
Liaison & Protection
|
0
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
73
|
|
Limerick
|
35
|
28
|
20
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
91
|
|
Louth
|
24
|
16
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
54
|
|
Mayo
|
25
|
13
|
10
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
53
|
|
Meath
|
29
|
15
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
58
|
|
National Units
|
0
|
393
|
49
|
4
|
36
|
26
|
508
|
|
Roscommon-Longford
|
21
|
11
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
49
|
|
Sligo-Leitrim (inc. Regional Resource)
|
21
|
14
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
49
|
|
Tipperary
|
30
|
14
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
58
|
|
Waterford
|
26
|
17
|
10
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
60
|
|
Westmeath
|
21
|
16
|
11
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
53
|
|
Wexford
|
26
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
52
|
|
Wicklow
|
29
|
17
|
8
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
60
|
|
Total
|
758
|
1,183
|
424
|
122
|
95
|
94
|
2,676
|
