The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the allocation of Garda resources and I, as Minister, have no direct role in these matters.
However, the Garda authorities have informed me that the information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
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2015
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2016
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Division
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Hours
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Expenditure
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Hours
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Expenditure
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Cavan/Monaghan
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22,333
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€740,921
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30,699
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€1,002,691
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Donegal
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24,202
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€811,234
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41,382
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€1,349,557
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Mayo
|
35,666
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€1,180,528
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53,143
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€1,741,201
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Roscommon/Longford
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21,315
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€694,273
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25,092
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€821,815
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Sligo/Leitrim
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17,356
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€578,588
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20,025
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€655,616
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I understand that the figures for 2016 include overtime incurred by members on major policing operations such the visit of US Vice President Biden, the 1916 Centenary Celebrations and specific anti crime operations such as Operation Thor.