the Triolet Police Station, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, i…
(No. B/831) Mr K. Rookny (Third Member for Pamplemousses & Triolet) asked the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands whether, in regard to the Triolet Police Station, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Commissioner of Police, information as to the – 143 (a) number of police officers attached thereto at any given point in time; (b) estimated number of inhabitants falling under the jurisdiction thereof, and (c) number of reported instances wherein requests for police assistance remained unattended due to understaffing or unavailability of police vehicles since January 2025 to date, indicating the reporting mechanisms put in place to ensure the escalation of such incidences to higher authorities for prompt remedial action.
Reply: I am informed by the Commissioner of Police that the Triolet Police Station falls under the command and control of an Assistant Commissioner of Police and is known as Divisional Commander Northern Division. The Station area covers an approximate area of 18 square kilometres and includes the regions of Solitude, Triolet and part of Pointe aux Piments. With regard to part (a) of the question, I am informed by the Commissioner of Police that at any given point in time, there is an average of 8 Police Officers attached to the Police Station as they operate on a shift system basis. Moreover, in all there are 70 Police Officers of different ranks assigned to the Triolet Police Station, which is considered adequate according to classification of Police Stations. The Triolet Police Station is also supported by Police Officers from other Units and Branches of the Police Force, such as the Emergency Response Service, Divisional Support Unit, the Divisional Criminal Investigation Division, the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit and Traffic Police. With regard to part (b) of the question, I am further informed by the Commissioner of Police that the Triolet Police Station covers a population of approximately 27,000 inhabitants. With regard to part (c) of the question, I am informed by the Commissioner of Police that since January 2025 to date, there are no reported instances wherein requests for police assistance remained unattended by the Triolet Police Station due to understaffing or unavailability of police vehicles. Requests for police assistance in all Police Stations around the island are attended under an established reporting mechanism which escalates any request through the station hierarchy and to higher authorities for appropriate action. It is also a long-standing practice that whenever a particular Police Station is understaffed or its vehicle is unavailable at the time of a request, assistance from supporting
144 units such as the Emergency Response Service and the Divisional Support Unit are requested as well as reinforcement from the nearby Police Stations. Let me add that a new Police Station will be constructed at the same premises of the present one. It will provide better logistics and facilities to serve the public. MAURITIUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION LTD – CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY – BENEFICIARIES