Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a heavy recovery unit in County Westmeath for serious accidents and to improve efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18432/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for contractual arrangements relating to An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no role in the matter.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that, following an appropriate procurement process, a towing management contract was put in place in Westmeath in 2014 which comprehends vehicle recovery, including heavy goods vehicles which have either broken down or been involved in road traffic accidents, storage and the collection of fines.