Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 May 1942

Vol. 86 No. 11

Committee on Finance. - Vote 33—Gárda Síochána.

Minister for Justice (Mr. Boland)

I move:—

Go ndeontar suim ná raghaidh thar £1,357,515 chun slánuithe na suime is gá chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1943, chun Tuarastail agus Costaisí an Ghárda Síochána le n-a n-áirmhítear an Taca Síochána (Uimh. 7 de 1925, Uimh. 10 de 1926, Uimh. 5 de 1937 agus Uimh. 28 de 1939, agus chun costaisí áirithe na gCaomhnuithóirí Aitiúla ar a n-áirmhítear Deontaisí-i-gCabhair Uimh. 28 de 1939).

That a sum not exceeding £1,357,515, be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending the 31st day of March, 1943, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Gárda Síochána (No. 7 of 1925, No. 10 of 1926, No. 5 of 1937 and No. 19 of 1941); and for certain Expenses of the Local Security Force including Grants-in-Aid (No. 28 of 1939).

General MacEoin

Has the Minister anything to say on the question of transfers? It would be well to have some stability in this regard during the emergency.

Mr. Boland

As far as I know there is not a great number of transfers. The Commissioner sometimes finds it necessary to change a man, and when he does he has to change somebody else as well. That is the trouble. I do not think there is very much changing going on, but undoubtedly, when one man is changed, it necessitates the changing of another also. That is all that is happening, as far as I know. As Deputies are aware, the Guards themselves sometimes ask to be changed, for health or other reasons, and then the Commissioner tries to facilitate them. I do not think there are many other changes, except for disciplinary reasons.

Vote put and agreed to.