Mayo garda fleet set to get some new electric vehicles

A NUMBER of new electric vehicles for the garda fleet are expected in Mayo by the middle of this year.

Of the 16 garda stations nationally that have EV charging points, four are in Mayo - Claremorris, Cong, Knock and Westport.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee was questioned in the Dáil about the location and number of charging points for electric vehicles at each prison, courthouse and garda station nationally, and plans to upgrade the fleets.

There are currently no electric car chargers installed at any courthouse in Mayo.

There are 49 charging points at 16 garda stations nationwide, including Claremorris (2), Cong (2), Knock (1) and Westport (2).

The garda fleet management and estate management divisions are currently liaising to identify and prioritise additional stations for charging point installation.

There are currently 11 electric vehicles in operation across the garda fleet. A further 30 have been ordered with expected delivery in Q2 2022.

It is planned that these vehicles will be allocated to stations that currently have charging points.

There are 3,218 vehicles in the garda fleet, of which electric vehicles represent 0.34%, with an anticipated rise to 1.27% at the end of 2022.