Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 5 February 2009, the Garda districts and sub-districts which are without a car as a result of the boundary revisions; the steps which are being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15837/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of Thursday, 5th February, 2009. As you will recall the details you requested were not available from An Garda Síochána in the time available.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that vehicles from the Garda fleet, which extends to over 2,760 vehicles as a result of a major expansion in recent years, are distributed taking into account factors such as population, crime figures, staff numbers and area.

I am further informed that the revision of boundaries has not resulted in any reduction in the number of Garda vehicles nor have these changes resulted in any sub-district being left without a car. Two sub-districts where car sharing arrangements were in place have entered into new sharing arrangements in their new Divisions. An additional 23 vehicles have been allocated to the 13 new Divisions which were established on the 1st of January 2009 and a further 7 vehicles have been allocated in advance of the establishment of further Divisions later this year.