Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 364: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied regarding the situation where it is not possible for members of the public to email their local Garda station; if there are proposals to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2103/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Garda Síochána Information and Communications Technology (ICT) strategy identifies the requirement for an enterprise-wide email system within An Garda Síochána. Rollout, which is currently ongoing, provides external e-mail facilities to all Gardaí for Superintendent rank and above. Accordingly, all District headquarters can be contacted by members of the public via Email to the Superintendent in charge. Access is also provided to other individual members of An Garda Síochána based on operational needs. The Garda authorities have also informed me that it is planned to extend external e-mail facilities to all Inspectors over the next two months.

In addition, I have been informed by Garda management that a pilot will commence shortly in the Dublin Metropolitan Region to test the feasibility of extending the e-mail facility via the PULSE environment to all networked Garda Stations nationwide.