John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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515. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Garda stations within the Galway Garda division in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of Garda officers who retired from Garda stations in the Galway division in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65011/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána under Section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, which includes the distribution and stationing of Garda personnel throughout the State.

In the interest of transparency, An Garda Síochána publishes information in relation to the allocation of Gardaí nationally, including a breakdown of Garda divisions and stations in Galway. This can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and-people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-breakdown-2025/.

The Deputy should select the most recently available date and then select the file titled ‘Garda Members by Division District Station to the most recent date".

In respect of retirements within the Galway Garda Division, the figures below, provided by Garda authorities, outline the number of retirements in the years 2023, 2024, and up to 31 August 2025.

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to each Garda district within the Galway division in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65012/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, which includes the allocation and deployment of Garda resources throughout the State.

For the Deputy’s information, An Garda Síochána publishes detailed information on the Garda fleet from 2008 to date. Information in relation to the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Galway Division is publicly available and can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/finance-services/finance-fleet-management.html.

The Deputy should select Finance Fleet Management and access the file titled “Fleet Management Report October 2025” for a breakdown of Garda vehicles as of 31 October 2025.

The purchase and allocation of vehicles by An Garda Síochána is made on the basis of identified operational demands, the availability of resources and is reviewed on a continual basis.

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of traffic offences recorded in each Garda division under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 2006, in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65017/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 2006 prohibits holding a mobile phone while driving a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that the below table provides a breakdown, by year and Garda Division, of the number of Fixed Charge Notices issued for the offence of driving while holding a mobile phone. The offences are broken down by the year in which the offence was committed.

The above figures are based on incidents occurring from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, inclusive. This information is based upon operational data from the Fixed Charge Processing System which was available on 18 November 2025.