Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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810. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda roads policing unit motorcycles that came into the fleet in 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of motorcycles withdrawn from the fleet during same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16843/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Under this legislation, the allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes responsibility for the allocation of Garda vehicles among the various Garda divisions and units. As Minister, I have no role in these decisions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure their optimum use.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that, as at 26 March 2021, there are 116 motorbikes attached to the Roads Policing Bureau.

I am informed that 26 motorbikes were allocated to roads policing duty in 2020 and 15 motorbikes have been allocated to roads policing in 2021. I am further advised that no motorbikes were withdrawn from duty during this period.

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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811. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the Garda vehicles in the Mayo Garda division that are zero to one, one to two, two to four, four to six and over six years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16845/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner, in light of identified operational demands. This includes the allocation of vehicles among the various Garda divisions. As Minister, I have no role in these decisions. I am assured however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure their optimum use.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that, as of 25 March 2021, there were 65 vehicles assigned to Mayo Division.

For the Deputy's information, the table below sets out the percentage of the Garda vehicles in the Mayo Garda Division that are aged 0 to1, 1 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 6 and over 6 years old.