Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023
511. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the capital budget allocation to An Garda Síochána in 2022; the amount of that capital budget allocation that was spent in 2022; and the capital budget allocation for An Garda Síochána in 2023, in tabular form. [25869/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended). The Commissioner is accountable for the economy and the efficiency of the Garda Síochána in using its resources. Additionally, works on the Garda Estate are progressed by the OPW, working in close cooperation with the Garda authorities.
The below table provides details as requested by the Deputy.
|
Capital allocation |
€000 |
|
Original 2022 Garda capital budget |
146,500 |
|
2022 Garda capital supplementary |
25,074 |
|
2022 spend |
171,214 |
|
2023 Garda capital budget (as published in Revised Estimates) |
183,000 |
I am also informed that the €183 million 2023 allocation includes €100 million for Garda ICT, €50 million for the Garda Capital Building Programme, €11.5 million for Transport & Communications, and €21.5 million for aircraft.
