Calls for review into Garda overtime spend

Two gardai and three sergeants got over €50,000 each in overtime last year.

According to freedom of information figures, one officer got €61,000.

The total bill for Garda overtime in 2021 was €114 million – nearly 15 million more than the previous year.

Sinn Féin’s justice spokesman, South Donegal Deputy Martin Kenny, is calling for a review into the spending: