More than €3m overpaid to gardaí and civilian staff, audit finds

More than €3m has been overpaid to gardaí and civilian staff due to weaknesses in payroll controls, an internal garda audit has found. Stock image.

More than €3m has been overpaid to gardaí and civilian staff due to weaknesses in payroll controls, an internal garda audit has found.

The Garda Internal Audit Service (GIAS) found 1,804 gardaí, civilian staff and pensioners had been overpaid €3.1m.