Question
236. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount invested in personal protective equipment for An Garda Síochána for each of the the years 2012 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7659/16]
Answer
Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): The provision and allocation of resources for An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
I am advised by the Garda Commissioner that expenditure on individual items of personal protective equipment is not recorded under separate cost-headings. To identify these amounts would involve a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources. However, the following table shows the expenditure for the period 2012 to 2016 (up to 18 April) on clothing, accessories and specialist and other equipment which include the items of personal protective equipment to which the Deputy refers.
| Subhead | Description | 2016(to 18/4/16) | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| A3 | Clothing and Accessories | €537,095 | €4,356,577 | €4,013,984 | €3,888,783 | €2,499,303 |
| A6 | Specialist + Other Equipment | €445,312 | €2,890,005 | €2,150,800 | €2,031,859 | €3,163,225 |
| Total |  |
€982,407 | €7,246,582 | €6,164,784 | €5,920,642 | €5,662,528 |