The Garda Representative Association and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors have approved the Labour Court deal on Garda pay and payment is due to begin next month. However, there is no allocation for such payment, which the Department of Justice and Equality has costed at €50 million, in either the Department Vote or any other Vote. Will a Supplementary Estimate be introduced next week? Will this money come from within the Department Vote or will it come from other Votes in Government?

There will be no Supplementary Estimate. The Appropriations were signed off by the Cabinet yesterday. In the first instance, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is talking to the Minister for Justice and Equality about this.