I move:—
That a supplementary sum not exceeding £65,010 be granted to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending. 31st March, 1947, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Garda Síochána (No. 7 of 1925, No. 10 of 1926, No. 5 of 1937, No. 19 of 1941, Nos. 1 and 17 of 1945) and for payments of compensation and other expenses arising out of service in the Local Security Force (No. 19 of 1946).
This Vote is entirely due to the increase in the cost-of-living allowances of the Gardaí. The system under which it is arranged is that a pay order is prepared but that pay order cannot be issued until the Garda Representative Body see it and have an opportunity of making any representations they wish to the Minister. I cannot give any details of the increases until I have seen the representative body. With savings, the actual amount we are looking for is £65,000.