Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí attached to Mayo, Roscommon and Longford roads policing unit as of 10 March 2025, by rank, in tabular form. [11859/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Road safety is a shared responsibility, and while the whole of Government response is led by the Department of Transport, it is one which is taken very seriously across Government.

Road traffic laws are enforced by both Roads Policing Gardaí and as part of the day-to-day duties of uniformed Gardaí nationwide. This includes a programme of high-visibility road safety and enforcement operations carried out in partnership with other state agencies. The Commissioner has also directed that all uniform Garda members are to be deployed on high visibility roads policing operations, of 30 minutes duration, in each tour of duty.

I am advised that as of 31 January 2025, the latest date for when figures are available, there were 626 Roads Policing Gardaí assigned across all Divisions.

Funding provided by the Government under Budget 2025 allows for the recruitment of new Gardaí, which will increase the number of frontline Gardaí available to the Garda Commissioner to allocate as he deems appropriate. It is expected that it will soon be possible to allocate more members to the Roads Policing units.

In the interest of transparency, information in relation to the allocation of Roads Policing by Division from 2009 up to the latest available date for figures, is publicly available and can be found at the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/

Please be advised that this information is operational and may be subject to change.