Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí performing forensic investigations into road traffic accidents; the regions each member is covering; and his plans to provide additional personnel. [24223/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that, while all members of An Garda Síochána are tasked with enforcing the criminal law, including the investigation of road traffic collisions, there are currently 43 Gardaí trained or in the process of being trained, as Forensic Collision Investigators (FCIs).

A Senior Forensic Collision Investigator has been appointed and is based in the Garda College and has responsibility for quality control of investigation and the continuous professional development of FCIs, which will include nominating participants to a forensic collision course for up to 12 participants and which will commence early next year.

An Garda Síochána together with the National Roads Authority, the Local Authorities and the Road Safety Authority work together and participate in a Collision Prevention Programme to improve road safety to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury road traffic collisions.