I am informed by the Garda authorities that the annual leave allowance available to members of An Garda Síochána is based on a number of factors and considerations including statutory entitlements, the obligations to work at weekends and public holidays and the particular rosters being worked by members. Overtime is calculated and paid at predetermined rates depending on when the overtime was worked.
Furthermore, I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that there are no specific additional leave days provisions for staff of the Irish Prison Service. Overtime in the Irish Prison Service was replaced by an Additional Hours system in 2005 following the Agreement on the Proposal for Organisational Change.