216 Miss Fox asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider providing a crime prevention vehicle for the Avoca area of County Wicklow; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a garda had to walk to the scene of a fire recently in the Vale View Hotel, Avoca, a distance of almost two miles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16167/01]

The Garda is responsible for the detailed allocation of personnel and resources to individual areas, and Wicklow Garda district, of which Avoca is part, has seven vehicles: