As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including all operational policing matters. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions.
I am advised that there are 15 stables in the Garda Mounted Unit facility in Áras an Úachtaráin, Phoenix Park.
Two other locations are occasionally utilised by the Garda Mounted Unit when on extended patrols in Dublin City Centre and the horses require rest or feeding.
They are the Landmark Trust Mews, Merrion Square, (two standing stalls and two stables) and Dublin Castle (two standing stalls).