Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will quantify the number of marked patrol cars available for use in each of the Garda divisions as of 9 January, 2012; the number of marked patrol cars that have reached the 300,000 km limit in the past six months by division; the number of marked patrol cars that have been replaced by division in the same six months; the number of marked patrol cars by division that have in excess of 250,000 km clocked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1746/12]

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.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that provision has been made in the Garda Vote for 2012 to acquire new vehicles for An Garda Síochána and in that general context a Request for Tender is currently being developed in conjunction with the National Procurement Service. This is a matter which will be pursued in the light of An Garda Síochána's operational priorities and the availability of financial resources.

No new marked patrol cars were added to the Garda fleet during the last six months and the further information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table: