An additional €28 million was allocated to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform as follows: €8 million to the Garda Vote, which is being funded by savings from the departmental Vote, and €20 million to the prisons Vote relating to pressures on overtime. In 2002 the cost of overtime was almost 30% of overall pay costs for the service. Existing agreed staffing arrangements mean that, in particular, it has been necessary to resort to overtime working to cover prisoner escorts, staff leave, staff training, sick absences and staff shortfalls.