Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent of overtime hours allocated to each Garda division for the recognised Christmas period for each of the past five years; the breakdown of these overtime hours for each major station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1400/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the Commissioner devolves the annual overtime budget through the rank structure to superintendents or district officer. When determining the budget allocations, the operational exigencies of regular and special policing operations, such as Operation Freeflow, which is intended to cater for the traditional motoring Christmas period, are taken into account. I have been further informed by the Garda authorities that, in general, as districts are allocated the overtime budgets on an annualised basis and not for specific operations, it is not possible to give a breakdown of the overtime hours for each major station over the past five years for the recognised Christmas period.