Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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517. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of bicycles in the Garda Cycle Unit per station; the number of Gardaí entitled to use them in each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The provision and deployment of Garda resources, including bicycles, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational requirements. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the full information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and could not be compiled without a disproportionate use of resources. However, I am informed that the current breakdown of bicycles by Garda Region and the number of Garda personnel trained to use them are provided in the following table: