500 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide details on the range of allowances paid to members of An Garda Síochána; the amount paid to members of An Garda Síochána in allowances in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and a breakdown of the cost of each allowance to the State for the year 2009. [48109/10]

The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by the Garda authorities and I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.