Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Public Accounts Committee

Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances

11:10 am

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Can I quickly go back to the issue of relativities? Other than the rent allowance - Mr. Donnellan has explained that it dates back to 1961 - have other allowances been borrowed from the Garda Síochána and adopted by the Irish Prison Service over time? Have other allowances that were standard within the Garda Síochána been incorporated into the Irish Prison Service?