Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 603: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money it is costing to repair Garda patrol cars on a monthly basis for the past 12 months; if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the benefits of repairing cars instead of replacing them with new cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40902/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Decisions in relation to the provision and deployment of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. In that regard I am informed that the arrangements in place for maintaining Garda vehicles are kept under on-going review from a financial perspective. In addition, the Garda authorities have indicated that the current arrangements represent the most effective use of Garda transport in the context of available resources and the requirement to ensure the safety of the vehicles concerned. I am informed by the Garda authorities that expenditure on the maintenance of Garda vehicles for the period December 2010 to November 2011 was as outlined below: