Harris will not seek budget hike until spend reviewed

New Garda chief Drew Harris said he will not pursue more money from the Government until he first examines how the force is spending its current “very big” budget.

Referring to yesterday’s Irish Examiner report that the Garda budget was €30m in the red, with €25m due to overtime and training, the new boss said he would be looking at bringing that overspend “back in line”.