Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the budgeted expenditure, and actual expenditure where relevant, of the Garda Reserve force, including resources diverted from other areas of Garda activity, for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38993/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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In 2007 expenditure from the Garda Reserve subhead in the Garda Vote amounted to €45,000. The provision in this subhead for 2008 is €1.28 million and expenditure to the end of October amounts to €229,000. The estimates for 2009 provide €1.28 million for this subhead.

There are also costs which are not separately assigned to the Garda Reserve. These include the salary costs of Garda trainers as training Reserve members is considered part of the trainers' normal duties. In addition, uniforms for all Garda members are procured in bulk and as such, the specific cost of uniforms for the Garda Reserve members is not identifiable.