Garda Corrib overtime bill is €12m

POLICING the Shell Corrib gas project has cost €12 million in Garda overtime in the past three years.

Garda Corrib overtime bill is €12m
Wed, 17 Jun, 2009 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said this was money gardaí would “love” to have to spend elsewhere.

The impact is all the more severe since the Garda overtime budget has been cut from around €120m last year to €80m this year.

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