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09/10/2019
€190m Budget Boost For Justice Welcomed
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD has welcomed the €190 million increase for the justice sector in Budget 2020.
The extra funds, allocated in the €2.98 billion announced on Tuesday will allow for up to 700 new Garda recruits and additional Garda staff, as well as funding to establish the Judicial Council and increased funding for Forensic Science Ireland.
The financial boost will also allow current expenditure to rise by €120m, with a €70m increase in capital funding.
The total gross allocation for the Garda vote in 2020 is €1.882 billion. This is an increase of €122 million (7%) on the 2019 allocation. The Garda's overtime budget will remain at €95 million. Combined with ever-increasing Garda numbers, this will provide flexibility of deployment for the Commissioner to meet demands which may arise over and above those which can be met from rostered Garda resources.
Minister Flanagan stated: "This scale of resources, particularly in a difficult budgetary environment, is a clear illustration of the Government's commitment to the Garda reform process and the implementation of the plan, A Policing Service for the Future.
"Budget 2020 will allow the Garda Commissioner to recruit up to 700 additional Gardaí and to continue to augment the organisation with additional Garda staff. Within the budgetary envelope, the Commissioner will decide the scale of recruitment based on operational needs.
"Investment in ICT and communications technology is an important component of the Garda Reform Programme and I am pleased to have secured a significant increase in the capital budget. This also acknowledges the increasingly important role of technology in supporting members of An Garda Síochána in their daily work of keeping us safe and investigating crime."
(JG/CM)
The extra funds, allocated in the €2.98 billion announced on Tuesday will allow for up to 700 new Garda recruits and additional Garda staff, as well as funding to establish the Judicial Council and increased funding for Forensic Science Ireland.
The financial boost will also allow current expenditure to rise by €120m, with a €70m increase in capital funding.
The total gross allocation for the Garda vote in 2020 is €1.882 billion. This is an increase of €122 million (7%) on the 2019 allocation. The Garda's overtime budget will remain at €95 million. Combined with ever-increasing Garda numbers, this will provide flexibility of deployment for the Commissioner to meet demands which may arise over and above those which can be met from rostered Garda resources.
Minister Flanagan stated: "This scale of resources, particularly in a difficult budgetary environment, is a clear illustration of the Government's commitment to the Garda reform process and the implementation of the plan, A Policing Service for the Future.
"Budget 2020 will allow the Garda Commissioner to recruit up to 700 additional Gardaí and to continue to augment the organisation with additional Garda staff. Within the budgetary envelope, the Commissioner will decide the scale of recruitment based on operational needs.
"Investment in ICT and communications technology is an important component of the Garda Reform Programme and I am pleased to have secured a significant increase in the capital budget. This also acknowledges the increasingly important role of technology in supporting members of An Garda Síochána in their daily work of keeping us safe and investigating crime."
(JG/CM)
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