Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 391: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5354/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, together with overall policing arrangements and operational strategy, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and senior Garda officers. Such allocation is continually monitored and reviewed and this ensures that optimum use is made of Garda resources and the best possible Garda service is provided to the general public.

All members of An Garda Síochána are tasked with the enforcement of relevant traffic legislation, including the Road Traffic and Road Transport Acts. This may occur as part of specific road traffic law enforcement activity or general policing activity. Members of An Garda Síochána carry out planned and unplanned checkpoints.

An Garda Síochána continually conducts enforcement initiatives to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries, increase driver awareness, promote an improved compliance culture amongst the road-users and prevent and detect breaches of road traffic and transport legislation.

Members of An Garda Síochána, in conjunction with Enforcement Officers from the Office of the Commission for Taxi Regulation, conduct a number of specific initiatives targeting the taxi/PSV industry to check PSV licences and other matters relating to the enforcement of road traffic and road transport legislation. These initiatives take place at peak times to ensure maximum supervision of the PSV industry.