Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Mr. Michael Finn:

We have come a long way with our fleet. The issues we had coming out of the recession have been cured. When I spoke to our fleet manager yesterday, he told me he had €5 million to spend last year. I saw this morning that he got in 20 new vehicles overnight. Our fleet has certainly come a long way. I do not think there is an acute shortage of vehicles across the country. Any policeman will say that his vehicle is his primary tool. If we keep our fleet up to date, we can be mobile and get out into the community, where people want to see us on a day-to-day basis. We have moved a long way in respect of our fleet. That has been very positive.

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