Written answers

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Garda Remuneration

8:00 am

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 426: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to date for the policing of the Corrib gas project at Ballinaboy; the basic salary costs, overtime cost, temporary transfer costs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2469/07]

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 428: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí currently on duty at the Corrib gas site at Ballinaboy, County Mayo; the stations and divisions that these Gardaí are being deployed from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2471/07]

Photo of Joe HigginsJoe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 431: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost, from 3 October 2006 to date, including salaries, of the Garda operation in north Mayo in relation to Shell's proposed gas terminal and pipeline. [2499/07]

Photo of Joe HigginsJoe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 432: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí per division deployed to north Mayo in relation to Shell's proposed gas terminal and pipeline from 3 October 2006 to date; and the length of time each deployment has lasted. [2500/07]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 426, 428, 431 and 432 together.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the total cost of the policing operation at the Corrib gas project in Ballinaboy, Co. Mayo, from 3 October, 2006, to 25 January, 2007, is approximately €3.14 million, including all salary, overtime, temporary transfer and other related costs. I am further informed that the total personnel strength of members of the Garda Síochána on duty at the Corrib gas project at Ballinaboy, as at 26 January, 2007, was 49 (all ranks). For security and operational reasons, it is not Garda policy and it would not be in the public interest to disclose the Garda Divisions from which these members were deployed.

Finally, I am informed that the information requested in relation to both the number of members of the Garda Síochána deployed to the site from 3 October, 2006, to date and the duration of each deployment is not readily available and could only be obtained by the disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources relative to the information sought.

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