Paul McGrath
Question:378 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount paid to gardaí by way of overtime payments in each of the past four years; and the amount paid to date in 2005. [36875/05]
View answerTuesday, 29 November 2005
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the overtime expenditure for members of the Garda and civilian staff working in the Garda for the past four years and between 1 January and 24 November 2005 is set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Garda Force |
Civilian Staff |
Total |
|
€ million |
€ million |
€ million |
€ million |
|
2001 |
81.946 |
1.803 |
83.749 |
|
2002 |
63.824 |
1.875 |
65.699 |
|
2003 |
54.746 |
1.789 |
56.535 |
|
2004 |
81.431* |
2.102 |
83.533* |
|
as at 24/11/05 |
70.768 |
1.472 |
72.240 |
*The 2004 outturn includes overtime payments in respect of the hosting of the EU Presidency which amounted to just over €20 million.