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

This subhead includes expenditure on clothing and equipment supplies for serving members, as well as students. While the number of student gardaí being recruited was known in advance, it must be remembered that recruitment recommenced in September 2014 after a gap of five years. We required funding for additional uniforms required for the student gardaí who commenced training this year. A sum of €1.8 million was provided for this purpose in this subhead.

Some items delivered in 2015 will be distributed to Garda members in 2016 through the online uniform application system.