Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all gardaí currently have the CS incapacity spray; if not, the percentage of the force that have the incapacity spray; and the cost of providing the spray to date. [12708/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that An Garda Síochána does not supply CS incapacitant spray to members. However, following an EU public procurement process in 2009, O/C incapacitant spray, commonly referred to as pepper spray, is supplied to operational members. To date approximately 90% of the service has been supplied with this spray following training.

The cost attributable to the supply of O/C incapacitant spray to date is set out in the following table:-