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Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Department of Justice and Equality

An Garda Síochána

Photo of Noel GrealishNoel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet in the Galway division. [62389/22]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.

I can however 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.While the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the deployment of resources, I am assured that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of

The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the breakdown of the age profile of the Galway division fleet as at 30 November 2022.

AGE OF VEHICLE NUMBER OF VEHICLES % OF VEHICLES
< 1 YEAR 7 6.1%
1-2 YEARS 10 8.7%
2-4 YEARS 31 27%
4-6 YEARS 23 20%
6+ YEARS 44 38.2%
TOTAL 115 100%

For the Deputy's information, the table below, also provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the breakdown of the age profile of the overall Garda fleet as at 30 November 2022.

AGE OF VEHICLE NUMBER OF VEHICLES % OF VEHICLES
< 1 YEAR 241 7.3%
1-2 YEARS 390 11.8%
2-4 YEARS 874 26.5%
4-6 YEARS 553 16.8%
6+ YEARS 1240 37.6%
TOTAL 3298 100%

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