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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2010

Thursday, 7 October 2010

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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Question:

56 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the monthly cost of policing around the Corrib gas project in 2010 and the total cost to date. [35397/10]

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I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the overall costs of the policing operation to date for the Corrib Gas project, from the commencement of the operation in August 2005 to end September 2010 is approximately €13.925 million. The figure for 2010 to end September is €337, 777. A detailed breakdown of the figures is set out in the table below. These figures do not include the basic salaries of the members who performed the duty at the Corrib Gas project. These costs and the breakdown of costs by month are not readily available and could only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought.

Corrib Gas operation

January – September 2010

August 2005 – September 2010

Overtime and allowances

217,950

8,801,935

Travel & Subsistence

86,723

4,403,828

Employer’s PRSI

12,578

449,476

Miscellaneous Expenses

20,526

269,281

Total

337,777

13,924,520

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