Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 474: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated time of arrival of gardaí to road traffic accidents in the Dublin 15 and The Ward area of Dublin West; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the course of an accident occurring at 7.55 p.m. on 14 October 2005 on the N2 at Coolquay, The Ward, it took 55 minutes for gardaí to arrive on the scene; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that when gardaí fail to arrive on the scene, the fire brigade and other emergency services must stay at the scene; if he will make a statement on this and his proposals to deal with this type of issue. [31370/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that on 14 October 2005 gardaí responded to a road traffic collision on the N2 at Coolquay, The Ward. The Garda response is being examined by Garda management. I am further informed that the Garda response to all emergency calls received is monitored by Garda management and is the subject of regular examination. An officer is appointed in each Garda division in the Dublin metropolitan region to review the Garda response to all calls, in particular the times of arrival at the scenes of calls. The Garda Síochána is conscious of the demands on all emergency services and members endeavour to respond promptly to calls for assistance.