Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
128. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the security costs for the MacGill Summer School held in the Glenties in County Donegal in July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35186/15]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts.
I am informed by the Garda Authorities that An Garda Síochána does not routinely collect the policing costs of every operation as it would use a disproportionate amount of Garda time and effort to extract the relevant information. Members involved in policing this event also performed routine policing duties in the Glenties District during the period and it is not possible, therefore, to provide an accurate figure for duty at this event.
