Pa Daly
Question:875. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of providing an additional three staff members to Garda DPSUs per annum. [27364/23]
View answerTuesday, 13 June 2023
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The nationwide roll out of Divisional Protective Service Units (DPSUs), which was an action under both the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland and ‘Supporting a Victim's Journey’, has been completed.
As the deputy will be aware, there is now a DPSU in every Garda division across the country.
This is to ensure that when vulnerable victims of crimes such as domestic abuse and sexual violence present to Gardaí, they are met with a consistently high standard of specialist, sensitive, professional and expert assistance.
I have been advised by the Commissioner that the estimated annual payroll cost for three additional detective Garda to Garda DPSUs is approximately €196,000.
This is inclusive of the estimated cost of salary, fixed allowances and employer’s PRSI.
I have been further advised that this salary is estimated using the midpoint of the current Garda rank salary scale and that there may be additional costs for unsocial hours and any potential overtime payments in excess of standard time are not included.
Future pension costs and non-pay related costs are also not included in the estimated figures.