Garda fleet to fall 25% as 730 cars put off road

There will be around 730 fewer Garda cars by the end of next year compared to 2009 if no extra money is made available in the budget

This will represent a 25% drop in the size of the fleet, falling from a high of over 2,800 vehicles in 2009 to less than 2,100 at the close of 2014.

Garda staff associations said the drastic cuts in the size of the fleet was a “huge concern”.