Purchase of vehicles

As of the 30th September 2024 the Garda Fleet Management Section manages a fleet of 3,520 vehicles distributed throughout Garda Divisions and specialist units. The following table outlines the Garda Fleet Profile:

Garda Fleet Allocations
	Cars			Vans	Motor	4x4’s	Other#	Total
	Marked	Unmarked	Total	Vans	cycles	4x4’s	Other#	Total
31-Dec-08	*	*	1,926	404	265	107	27	2,729
31-Dec-09	*	*	2,031	410	238	106	29	2,814
31-Dec-10	795	1,183	1,978	337	235	106	84	2,740
31-Dec-11	702	1,183	1,885	315	208	112	103	2,623
31-Dec-12	579	1,107	1,686	343	178	111	96	2,414
31-Dec-13	570	1,090	1,660	408	136	110	93	2,407
31-Dec-14	699	1,100	1,799	400	132	96	87	2,514
31-Dec-15	780	1,164	1,944	404	94	87	87	2,616
31-Dec-16	800	1,204	2,004	476	143	107	110	2,840
31-Dec-17	799	1,179	1,978	459	125	99	118	2,779
31-Dec-18	756	1,137	1,893	490	129	106	147	2,765
31-Dec-19	805	1,239	2,044	500	116	81	53	2,794
31-Dec-20	960	1,388	2,348	496	127	88	53	3,112
31-Dec-21	1,047	1,404	2,451	506	128	101	54	3,240
31-Dec-22	1,027	1,490	2,517	514	129	99	53	3,312
31-Dec-23	1,015	1,586	2,601	529	136	101	53	3,420
31-Sep-24	1,043	1,583	2,626	609	135	98	52	3,520

* breakdown not available

# HGV’s/Trucks, Minibuses, Prison escort trucks and 7 seater cars.

Purchase of vehicles:

Purchase of Vehicles
Year	Expenditure
Year	€
2008	8,117,641
2009	216,165
2010	3,098,591
2011	1,519,237
2012	3,531,160
2013	10,108,511
2014	10,750,697
2015	8,861,126
2016	9,992,696
2017	5,645,703
2018	4,667,400
2019	12,701,715
2020	16,013,799
2021	8,082,427
2022	16,831,886
2023	14,856,379

These are provisional unaudited figures and will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Fleet maintenance

The following table outlines expenditure on the maintenance of the Garda Fleet:

Expenditure
	Fuel	Maintenance	Tyres	Towing	Total
2010	11,749,143	11,482,093	1,562,671	28,648	24,822,556
2011	13,097,830	9,927,886	1,336,531	232,528	24,594,775
2012	12,773,474	9,063,131	1,420,864	219,436	23,476,906
2013	10,713,863	11,041,720	1,454,377	256,228	23,466,188
2014	9,421,595	9,378,570	1,332,611	260,186	20,392,962
2015	7,784,115	9,747,847	1,279,833	318,557	19,130,352
2016	7,263,739	10,221,158	1,279,545	296,475	19,060,917
2017	7,979,513	9,512,323	1,351,008	278,803	19,121,647
2018	8,511,080	11,878,036	1,329,884	257,906	21,976,906
2019	8,521,787	9,334,646	1,302,391	283,825	19,442,649
2020	7,978,014	11,137,184	1,552,931	263,705	20,931,834
2021	9,006,469	9,550,643	1,513,802	331,772	20,402,796
2022	10,915,264	8,986,198	1,598,609	307,623	21,807,695
2023	8,980,603	10,384,250	1,558,263	404,356	21,327,471

These are provisional unaudited figures and will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Age Profile of the Garda Fleet as at the 30 September 2024

	Cars	Vans	Motorcycles	4X4's	Other	Total	% of Total
Total	2,626	609	135	98	52	3,520	100%
< 1 year	201	98	13	2	2	316	9%
1-2 Years	280	29	11	4	0	324	9%
2-4 years	600	80	7	23	1	711	20%
4-6 years	622	67	20	15	13	737	21%
> 6 years	923	335	84	54	36	1,432	41%