Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of evidential breath-testing machines allocated to each Garda division as of 20 January 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5295/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have sought the information requested by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, and will contact her again when this is to hand.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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360. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age of each boat currently in the Garda water unit. [5296/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including the allocation of resources and Garda vehicles. As Minister I have no role in these matters.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Water Unit (GWU) currently has two patrol boats, four rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) and six inflatable boats. The boats allocated to the unit meet the present requirements of the Garda Water Unit to date, and the equipment fitted on the boats is regularly serviced and upgraded when necessary.

The two Garda Water Unit patrol boats are dated from 2000 and 2006 respectively, the Rigid Inflatable Boats are dated from 2007, and the six inflatable boats are dated from 2009 to 2012.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a fresh recruitment campaign for persons to apply to join An Garda Síochána will be launched before the end of Quarter 1 2023. [5297/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in these matters.

Budget 2023 allocated funding of €2.14 billion to An Garda Síochána this year, which will enable recruits to enter the Garda College approximately every 11 weeks.  Managing this recruitment is the responsibility of the Commissioner and his senior management team.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that a recruitment campaign will be held in the coming months.

I can inform the Deputy that in addition to this forthcoming recruitment, almost 500 recruits completed or began training last year.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have successfully completed the competency-based driving level 3 course by rank in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5298/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy. Regrettably this information was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy again once the information is to hand.