Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on purchasing new tasers for armed garda personnel in 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [18912/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, 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 procurement of tasers for armed Garda personnel. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.

To provide An Garda Síochána with the equipment and resources they need I have allocated record amounts to the Garda Vote in recent years, with over €2.35 billion allocated for 2024.

For the Deputy's information the following table, as supplied to me by An Garda Síochána, sets out the total spending on tasers in An Garda Síochána from the end of 2022 up to 2024 to-date.