George Lawlor (Wexford, Labour)
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291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí linked to the Wexford/Wicklow roads policing unit, by rank, as of 4 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Road traffic laws are enforced by both Roads Policing personnel 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 Garda 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 30 April 2025, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 618 Roads Policing Gardaí assigned across all Divisions, of which 32 are assigned to Wexford/Wicklow Roads Policing Unit.

In the interest of transparency, information in relation to the allocation of roads policing by Division is publicly available and can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/publications/roads-policing-unit/.