Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 April 2023
402. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of garda vehicles assigned full-time to Kevin Street Garda Station, Irishtown Garda Station, Donnybrook Garda Station, Rathmines Garda Station, Terenure Garda Station, Sundrive Road Garda Station and Pearse Street Garda Station, in tabular form. [19111/23]
View answerThe Government is committed to ensuring An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to deliver a modern, fit-for-purpose, policing service. Budget 2023 provides funding of €2.14 billion for An Garda Síochána, of which €10m has been allocated for investment in the Garda fleet.
As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
I am, however, assured that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure their optimum use.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that at 31 March 2023, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 3,381 vehicles attached to the Garda fleet. This represents an increase of 7% since end March 2021 when there were 3,156 vehicles attached to the Garda fleet.
I am also advised by the Garda authorities that for security reasons, An Garda Síochána cannot provide vehicle allocations by Garda Station. The table below sets out the number of vehicles attached to the DMR South and DMR South Central Divisions and their Districts as at 31 March 2023.
|
Division/District |
Cars |
Vans |
Motorcycles |
4 x 4 |
Others |
Total |
|
CRUMLIN-G |
20 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
|
TERENURE-P |
19 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
|
DMR SOUTH |
39 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50 |
|
DONNYBROOK-E |
19 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
|
KEVIN STREET-A |
31 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
|
PEARSE STREET-B |
18 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
|
DMR SOUTH CENTRAL |
68 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
88 |
The Deputy may also wish to be aware that An Garda Síochána publish information on Garda fleet, including a Divisional/District monthly breakdown, on their website at:
www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/finance-services/finance-fleet-management.html
