Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average age of the Garda fleet of vehicles and bikes; and the number of new and pre-owned, that is used, vehicles and bikes purchased over the past three years by An Garda Síochána. [19627/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The provision and allocation of Garda transport is a matter for the Garda Commissioner.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the average age of Garda vehicles, excluding motorcycles, is approximately 5 years. The average age of Garda motorcycles is 6.5 years.

Details of the numbers of vehicles/motorcycles purchased, both new and pre-owned, in the period 2010 to 2011 are set out in the table. No vehicles were purchased in 2009.