Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
272. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a full list of events where An Garda Síochána charged private organisers for policing events in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014, with a breakdown of the amount An Garda Síochána received per event. [48791/14]
View answerSection 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides a statutory basis for the Garda Commissioner, as Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote, to charge for police services on a non-public duty basis for commercial events such as sports fixtures and concerts.
In that context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the monies recouped by An Garda Síochána for policing services at various events in 2012, 2013 and to 16 December 2014 are as shown in the table.
|
Category |
2012 Monies Received |
2013 Monies Received* |
2014 Monies Received (as at 16.12.14) |
|
Sporting Fixtures |
1,954,323 |
972,856 |
1,405,710 |
|
Concerts/Festivals |
738,284 |
1,009,692 |
1,260,830 |
|
Other Events |
1,431,949 |
887,190 |
2,073,863 |
|
Total |
4,124,556 |
2,869,738 |
4,740,403 |
* In 2013 monies recouped for sporting fixtures are reduced, due to a delay in the receipt of payment of fees from a number of sporting organisations.
I am further informed by the Garda Authorities that a more detailed breakdown of the figures above is not readily available and cannot be compiled without using up a disproportionate amount of Garda resources.
