Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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666. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans that were allocated to each Garda district in the Dublin region in the years 2014 and to date in 2015; if any Garda districts will receive additional vehicles between now and year end; and if so, which districts [32121/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources. Responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational circumstances. The Deputy will appreciate that a degree of flexibility in allocating and re-allocating vehicles among stations, so as to best match the allocation of resources with policing priorities, is essential to the efficient management of the Garda fleet.

The Deputy will be aware that to date, this Government has invested nearly €29 million in new Garda vehicles since 2012, marking a massive increase on the €4.8 million provided for by the previous Government in Budgets 2009-2011. The latest 370 new Garda vehicles have begun coming on stream since the start of this year. In addition, I recently allocated a further €700,000 for new specialised vehicles to support Gardaí in responding to current and emerging crime threats, including those committed by highly-mobile gangs.

In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is as shown in the following table:

DMR - 2014 ALLOCATIONS

-	CARS	CARS	VANS	TOTAL
-	MARKED	UNMARKED
TOTAL:	72	2	3	77
DMR EAST	10	0	0	10
BLACKROCK	5	0	0	5
DUNLAOGHAIRE	5	0	0	5
DMR NORTH	15	1	1	17
BALBRIGGAN	3	0	0	3
BALLYMUN	6	0	1	7
COOLOCK	3	1	0	4
RAHENY	3	0	0	3
DMR NORTH CENTRAL	7	0	1	8
BRIDEWELL	2	0	0	2
MOUNTJOY	2	0	0	2
STORE STREET	3	0	1	4
DMR SOUTH	10	0	0	10
CRUMLIN	3	0	0	3
TALLAGHT	3	0	0	3
TERENURE	4	0	0	4
DMR SOUTH CENTRAL	6	0	1	7
DONNYBROOK	2	0	0	2
KEVIN STREET	3	0	0	3
PEARSE STREET	1	0	1	2
DMR TRAFFIC	7	0	0	7
DMR TRAFFIC-DUBLIN CASTLE	7	0	0	7
DMR WEST	17	1	0	18
BLANCHARDSTOWN	8	0	0	8
CLONDALKIN	5	1	0	6
LUCAN	4	0	0	4

DMR - 2015 ALLOCATIONS

-	CARS	CARS	VANS	TOTAL
-	MARKED	UNMARKED
TOTAL:	33	30	6	69
DMR EAST	5	4	0	9
BLACKROCK	3	1	0	4
DUNLAOGHAIRE	2	3	0	5
DMR NORTH	6	7	0	13
BALBRIGGAN	0	2	0	2
BALLYMUN	2	3	0	5
COOLOCK	2	1	0	3
RAHENY	2	1	0	3
DMR NORTH CENTRAL	6	2	1	9
BRIDEWELL	1	1	0	2
MOUNTJOY	2	0	0	2
STORE STREET	3	1	1	5
DMR SOUTH	6	6	2	14
CRUMLIN	1	1	0	2
TALLAGHT	4	3	1	8
TERENURE	1	2	1	4
DMR SOUTH CENTRAL	2	4	1	7
DONNYBROOK	2	0	0	2
KEVIN STREET	0	2	0	2
PEARSE STREET	0	2	1	3
DMR TRAFFIC	3	0	0	3
DMR TRAFFIC-DUBLIN CASTLE	3	0	0	3
DMR WEST	5	7	2	14
BLANCHARDSTOWN	2	4	2	8
CLONDALKIN	2	2	0	4
LUCAN	1	1	0	2

I am further advised by the Garda authorities that the allocation of resources at both Divisional and District level, is subject to ongoing analysis and review.