As the Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
However, the information requested by the Deputy, as provided by the Garda authorities, is set out in the following table.
Garda Fleet - Cork Divisions from 2013 to 2017
|
|
|
CARS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marked
|
Unmarked
|
Vans
|
Motorcycles
|
4 x 4
|
Others
|
Total
|
|
Total
|
58
|
74
|
37
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
191
|
|
Cork City Division
|
21
|
54
|
20
|
6
|
2
|
7
|
110
|
|
Cork North Division
|
16
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
39
|
2013
|
Cork West Division
|
21
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
42
|
|
Total
|
65
|
81
|
40
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
210
|
|
Cork City Division
|
29
|
60
|
22
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
128
|
|
Cork North Division
|
15
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
41
|
2014
|
Cork West Division
|
21
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
41
|
|
Total
|
83
|
83
|
40
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
223
|
|
Cork City Division
|
35
|
60
|
21
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
128
|
|
Cork North Division
|
22
|
13
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
48
|
2015
|
Cork West Division
|
26
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
47
|
|
Total
|
88
|
89
|
43
|
14
|
6
|
11
|
251
|
|
Cork City Division
|
34
|
65
|
21
|
9
|
4
|
11
|
144
|
|
Cork North Division
|
25
|
12
|
12
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
53
|
2016
|
Cork West Division
|
29
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
54
|
|
Total:
|
87
|
91
|
41
|
13
|
5
|
10
|
247
|
|
Cork City Division
|
35
|
65
|
20
|
8
|
3
|
9
|
140
|
|
Cork North Division
|
24
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
54
|
2017
|
Cork West Division
|
28
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
53
|
The following mountain bikes issued to Cork
Year
|
Area
|
Amount
|
2003 to 2013
|
Cork City Division
|
23
|
2003 to 2013
|
Cork North Division
|
10
|
2003 to 2013
|
Cork West Division
|
6
|
2014 to 2015
|
All Cork Divisions
|
Nil
|
2016
|
Cork City Division
|
5
|
2017
|
All Cork Divisions
|
Nil
|