Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2013
171. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual costs of policing major sporting and commercial entertainment events; if promoters and organisations contribute to these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11856/13]
View answerThe Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the overall cost of policing major sporting and entertainment events is not readily available and that the extraction of the relevant data would require a disproportionate amount of Garda resources. Section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides a statutory basis for the Garda Commissioner to charge for police services on a non-public duty basis for commercial events. In that regard I understand that the cost to the event holder is determined by the number of Garda personnel deployed. The operational plan for a particular event is formulated by local Garda management.
Details of the monies recouped to An Garda Síochána for policing services at various events over the period 2010 – 2012 are provided in the following table:
|
Category |
2010 Monies Received |
2011 Monies Received |
2012 Monies Received |
|
Sporting Fixtures |
1,176,701 |
2,032,427 |
1,954,323 |
|
Concerts/Festivals |
1,378,294 |
1,326,765 |
738,284 |
|
Other Events |
794,994 |
708,822 |
1,431,949 |
|
Total |
3,349,989 |
4,068,014 |
4,124,556 |
