Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of overtime hours and pay which was allocated and approved by regional divisions (details supplied) in 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1789/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the allocation of Garda resources and I, as Minister, have no direct role in these matters.

However, the Garda authorities have informed me that the information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

I understand that the figures for 2016 include overtime incurred by members on major policing operations such the visit of US Vice President Biden, the 1916 Centenary Celebrations and specific anti crime operations such as Operation Thor.