Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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585. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form per annum a breakdown of the costs recouped by An Garda Síochána from public and non-public policing of licensed concerts,festivals, sporting events and other events involving such policing throughout the country in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [31302/14]

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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586. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the top five biggest events in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 in terms of Garda policing costs. [31303/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 585 and 586 together.

Section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 provides a statutory basis for the Garda Commissioner, as Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote, to charge for police services on a non-public duty basis for commercial events such as sports fixtures and concerts.

In that context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the moneys recouped by An Garda Síochána for policing services at various events in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to June 2014 are as shown in the table overleaf:

** The figure for 2014 (June) is provisional and subject to change.

I am further informed that the table below outlines the top five biggest events over the period January 2011 – June 2014 in terms of policing costs;