Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
9:00 am
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
The Department should capture these figures across the various sections as a separate heading in any future Estimate presented to the committee. We are not being presented with a clear picture of the specific allocation and priority. For example, pay and allowances are captured as one. The same should be the case with training and development if they really are being given the priority that has been claimed.
I wish to move on to the cost of clothing and accessories. An issue for ordinary rank and file gardaí is that this was undermined in previous budgetary allocations. They find it difficult to get the clothing and accessories that they require to meet their work needs. There has been a reduction since 2015. What is the explanation?
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