Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of horses in the Garda Síochána mounted unit in each year since 2011. [45703/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of her identified operational demands and the availability of resources.

I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that the Garda Mounted Unit is based at Áras an Úachtaráin, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 and has a National remit, under the direction and control of Assistant Commissioner, National Support Services. The Garda Mounted Unit facility has a maximum capacity of fifteen horses.