Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will get the figure for the Deputy. I do not know how much of the €40 million has been spent this year. What I am saying is that there is an awareness on the part of An Garda Síochána - I discussed this issue recently with Garda management - of the need to ensure this money will be utilised in a positive and proactive way. It is an unprecedented amount of public money which needs to be discharged and disbursed in an effective way in order to deliver the ICT strategy having regard to the shortcomings of which we are particularly aware.