Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 596 of 26 July 2017 and correspondence of 20 December 2017, the reason the figures he supplied regarding An Garda Síochána payments to a company (details supplied) amounted to €16,564,322 in 2016, in view of a Garda internal audit section report on ICT directorates payment process of August 2017 which stated the amount paid to the company for 2016 was €26,594,655; the reason for the €10 million discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1379/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate, decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources are a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.

I have asked the Garda Commissioner who is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote, for the specific information requested and when it is to hand I will inform the Deputy accordingly.

Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) since 2009 by An Garda Síochána; the costs associated with each contract; the details of the type of work of each contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1463/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda resources including the awarding of contracts are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table presents information pertaining to the number of contracts awarded to the company concerned since 2009 by An Garda Síochána, the costs associated with each contract and certain information regarding of the type of work of each contract.