Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding she has provided to An Garda Síochána to upgrade and modernise its dispatch systems centrally and in each Garda station in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021. [53780/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the law for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. The Commissioner is also the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. As Minister, I have no direct role in these independent functions.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that the project to develop an upgraded Garda Computer Aided Dispatch system (CAD II) began in late 2020, with the signing of a 5 year contract with a total value of €15.4m. It is expected that a phased rollout will commence by early 2023. The following table provides the overall expenditure on the project by year and to date in 2021. It should be noted that the expenditure in 2019 was for professional services to support the tender process. The annual figures set out below reflect actual expenditure in each year.