Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that statistics relating to Garda response times for emergency call-outs throughout the country are not readily available. In addition, I understand that compiling the relevant figures would require a significant amount of resources which are required for other Garda purposes.

The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of Garda resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have been advised that the highest importance is given to emergency calls, to ensure that they are responded to on a priority basis. Furthermore, this is an area that is kept under on-going review and the Garda authorities are satisfied that the current service is effective in delivering efficient arrangements to communities.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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664. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of large public service vehicle, LPSV, licences that have been revoked permanently and-or cancelled; and the number of LPSV licence holders who have been issued with suspensions due to notification of a drug and-or alcohol test failure in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by county. [11221/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Garda authorities that is not possible to provide the number of LPSV licences that have been revoked permanently and or cancelled, as the information requested is not available in an easily accessible format. I am informed that hard copies of these licenses are held by each Garda division as there is no general database of LPSV licences.

With regard to the number of LPSV licences that have been issued with suspensions due to notification of a drug and or alcohol test failure in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by county, I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is the vehicle, rather than the driver, that is licenced by An Garda Síochána. As such, failure of an intoxication test would not result in the suspension of a LPSV licence.