Written answers

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Department of Defence

Defence Forces Operations

11:00 am

Photo of John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 375: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of times the army bomb disposal experts were called out during 2010; if he will list the incidents on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/10]

Photo of Tony KilleenTony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the Gardaí as required. Requests for aid to the civil power are normally made by a member of An Garda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team responds when a request is made by An Garda Síochána, to the relevant Brigade, for assistance in dealing with a suspect device or for the removal of old ordnance.

The number of call outs made by the EOD teams on a county basis to date in 2010 is as follows:

CountyNumber of Callouts
Carlow2
Cavan0
Clare3
Cork13
Donegal5
Dublin86
Galway1
Kerry2
Kildare8
Kilkenny1
Laois1
Leitrim1
Limerick8
Longford4
Louth5
Mayo3
Meath4
Monaghan0
Offaly4
Roscommon3
Sligo2
Tipperary5
Waterford4
Westmeath12
Wexford5
Wicklow10
TOTAL192

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