Gardaí in Cork earn least overtime pay in country
New figures published by An Garda Síochána show the three Garda divisions in Cork city and county spend proportionately the least of any of the 28 divisions in the country on overtime Cork West recorded the lowest overtime bill last year with spending of just under €370,000, leaving gardaí stationed there with annual overtime earnings of just €1,316.
The overtime bill for all Cork city and county in 2016 was just over €2 million with gardaí in the city earning €1,775 on average and those in Cork North on €1,831.
