Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 March 2025
376. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of motorcycles attached to the DMR north roads policing unit as of 13 March 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 13 March 2021, in tabular form. [13134/25]
View answerUnder the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes the distribution of resources, including Garda fleet, across the various Garda Divisions and National/Specialist Units.
The Government is committed to providing An Garda Síochána with the resources needed to keep people safe. Over €2.48 billion has been provided in Budget 2025 and this is allowing for sustained investment in recruitment, equipment, technology, and vehicles.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that, at the end of February 2025, there were 3,668 vehicles attached to the Garda fleet, the highest total of vehicles ever in use by An Garda Síochána. This represents an increase of over 17% since the end of December 2020.
The table below was provided to me by the Garda authorities and outlines the number of motorbikes assigned to the DMR Traffic Roads Policing unit on 28 February 2021 and on 28 February 2025.
|
Date |
Motorbikes |
|
28 February 2021 |
36 |
|
28 February 2025 |
35 |
Motorbikes allocated to roads policing duty in the DMR are centrally operated from the regional roads policing unit based in DMR Traffic Division.
The purchase and allocation of vehicles is made on the basis of identified operational demands, the availability of resources and is reviewed on a continual basis.
For the Deputy’s information, detailed statistics relating to the Garda Fleet are publicly available on the Garda website at the following link: Finance Fleet Management - Garda
