Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 June 2011
176 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue that has been received by An Garda Síochána from the GAA, FAI, IRFU, RDS, the O2 and any other agencies towards the cost of policing their events for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13888/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 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 such as sports fixtures and concerts. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the total charges to event organisers for having members of the Garda Síochána on non-public duty from 2007 were as follows:
|
Year |
€ |
|
2007 |
2,199,827 |
|
2008 |
6,734,725 |
|
2009 |
4,377,945 |
|
2010 |
3,349,989 |
|
2011 (Jan-May) |
1,500,264 |
