Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2025
637. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of vehicles assigned to roads policing units by Garda divisions; and the number of additional vehicles added to the RPU fleet in October and to date in November 2025. [65381/25]
View answerI am informed by the Garda authorities that, as of 21 November 2025, there were 303 vehicles attached to the Garda Road Policing Unit.
The Garda authorities have provided the attached table which shows the number of Roads Policing Vehicles by Division.
An additional eight vehicles have been added to the Road Policing Unit in October 2025. No additional vehicles have been added to the Roads Policing Unit to date in November 2025, as of 21 November 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.
The Garda Commissioner is responsible under Section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 for the distribution and deployment of the Garda fleet across the State.
|
Division |
No. of Roads Policing Vehicles |
|
DMR East |
4 |
|
DMR North |
5 |
|
DMR North Central |
8 |
|
DMR South |
4 |
|
DMR South Central |
3 |
|
DMR Traffic |
50 |
|
DMR West |
5 |
|
Kildare Carlow |
12 |
|
Laois Offaly |
10 |
|
Meath Westmeath |
16 |
|
Waterford Kilkenny |
17 |
|
Wexford Wicklow |
17 |
|
Donegal |
12 |
|
Galway |
15 |
|
Louth Cavan Monaghan |
21 |
|
Mayo Roscommon Longford |
19 |
|
Sligo Leitrim |
6 |
|
GNRPB |
1 |
|
Clare Tipperary |
19 |
|
Cork City |
17 |
|
Cork County |
20 |
|
Kerry |
9 |
|
Limerick |
13 |
|
Total |
303 |
