Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the annual budget allocated for ongoing professional development of attested Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8731/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the annual cost of running the Garda College, which is responsible for the ongoing professional development of attested Gardaí, is approximately €33m. It is not possible to identify the element of the overall running cost which is specific to internal professional development programmes. A separate training budget is also available on an annual basis for external training requirements and programmes. The 2007 Garda training budget for external training requirements and programmes is €3.3m.