Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My understanding was that I did answer the question. I repeat it by saying that my intention is to ensure that the Garda budget, including overtime, is sufficient for the Garda Commissioner to arrange his planning and the execution of his programme without the need for a Supplementary Estimate. Let me stress again that the funding provided for Garda overtime next year is €95 million, which is entirely consistent with the budgetary measures recently introduced by the Garda Commissioner, as he referred to specifically when he came before this committee. While this is less than this year's total, it is, nonetheless, a very significant level of funding by international standards and by reference to recent years.

I can assure Deputy Clare Daly that the PULSE system is regularly updated. It is continually enhanced with new applications to meet the operational needs. Recent upgrades include further enhancements in integration and a new property and exhibit management system and to ensure that the new ICT strategy is executed in a way that obsolete elements of PULSE can be replaced.