Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The payment relates to overtime and allowances worked by Garda members in the four-week period ending 6 December. In other years, the roster end date would have been later in the month, and hence, from a practical perspective in terms of payroll processing deadlines, it would not have been possible to make the payment in the financial year in which the duty was performed.