Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been sought by the Garda Commissioner to replace any of the helicopters or aircraft in the Garda air support unit in 2023. [61869/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I can assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to ensuring An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to deliver a modern, fit-for-purpose, policing service. Budget 2023 provides funding of €2.14 billion for An Garda Síochána. As previously indicated, this includes funding to procure a new fixed wing aircraft.

In addition, last week, I announced an additional €4.3 million in capital funding for the Garda fleet for 2022. This is separate to funding already announced in Budget 2023.

As is normally the case, any further funding details for 2023 will be outlined in the Revised Estimate Volume, which is due to be published shortly.