Alan Kelly
Ceist:212. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full year cost in 2024 if 30 extra WTE digital forensic examiners engineering grade 3 were recruited to An Garda Síochána. [45421/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 18 October 2023
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members and staff. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
The Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities – and strengthening An Garda Síochána is at the core of that. We will continue to provide An Garda Síochána with the resources it needs to ensure communities around Ireland are safe and feel safe. This is reflected in the unprecedented allocation of €2.31 billion in Budget 2024, up 23% since 2020, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring the organisation has provision for the equipment, technology, facilities, fleet and personnel it needs to carry out vital policing work.
The Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB) provides for top tier digital forensic services to support organisational investigations.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that the estimated full year payroll cost of recruiting 30 WTE digital forensic examiners at engineering grade 3 level is approximately €1.2million (€40,000 per person).
The costing assumes that the staff are placed on the first point of the current engineer grade 3 pay scale. Employer’s PRSI is also included at a rate of 11.05%.