Gardaí paid €225m in allowances for working Sundays and night duty, figures show

A small number of officers were in receipt of other unusual allowances, including service on the Aran Islands and with Interpol.

Gardaí were paid more than €225m in allowances last year on top of basic salaries, with payments including for handling dogs, uniform grants, and service on the Aran Islands.

The largest payments were for working Sundays and night duty, with allowances worth €143.7m paid to more than 13,000 members in each category.