Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. Cumulative expenses of €4.6 million are not falling directly under the Office of the President but are being spent on that office. It is a bit like local government, with money being spent on other areas. Is it the case that the Garda Commissioner would, for example, consider last week's situation of someone going straight through the gates and saying "Hello" to the President and decide that the security arrangements at Áras an Uachtaráin need to be reviewed and allowances need to be made for increasing the security detail? Is it incumbent on Departments to bear such cost increases or must the Office of the President make an official request of them to do so? I am trying to understand the process.