Pauline Tully
Question:360. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Justice the age of each boat currently in the Garda water unit. [5296/23]
View answerThursday, 2 February 2023
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including the allocation of resources and Garda vehicles. As Minister I have no role in these matters.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Water Unit (GWU) currently has two patrol boats, four rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) and six inflatable boats. The boats allocated to the unit meet the present requirements of the Garda Water Unit to date, and the equipment fitted on the boats is regularly serviced and upgraded when necessary.
The two Garda Water Unit patrol boats are dated from 2000 and 2006 respectively, the Rigid Inflatable Boats are dated from 2007, and the six inflatable boats are dated from 2009 to 2012.