Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reintroduce operation freeflow this year in view of heavy traffic in the city centre and budget increases; the average cost over three years when it was operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40792/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that 'Operation Open City' replaced 'Operation Freeflow' with effect from 2012 and is due to commence in the Dublin Metropolitan Region on 7 December, 2014. The operation is expected to continue until 24 December, 2014. I am further informed that the objective of the operation is to facilitate the effective movement of public transport throughout the region and to minimise disruption to the general public through targeted Garda high visibility enforcement activity. I am also advised that the information sought by the Deputy in relation to the average cost of the operation is not collated in a fashion which would make it possible to extract from overall policing costs.