S.I. No. 220/1968 - Garda Síochána Allowances Order, 1968.

I, MICHEÁL Ó MÓRÁIN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 of the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (No. 7 of 1925), and section 1 of the Garda Síochána Act, 1958 (No. 14 of 1958), with the sanction of the Minister for Finance and after due compliance with subsection (2) of the said section 12, hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Garda Síochána Allowances Order, 1968.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. In this Order, "the Principal Order" means the Garda Síochána Allowances (Consolidation) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 218 of 1965 ).

4. (1) Article 5 of the Principal Order is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution for the Table in paragraph (2) of the following Table :

	Absent 5 hours or more and less than 8 hours		Absent 8 hours or more and less than 12 hours		Absent 12 hours or more
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Chief Superintendents and higher ranks .. ..	8	0	12	3	17	0
Superintendents .. ..	7	6	11	9	16	3
Inspectors .. .. ..	6	9	11	0	15	3
Station Sergeants and Sergeants .. .. ..	6	0	10	3	14	0
Guards .. .. ..	5	9	10	0	13	6

(b) the substitution for the Table in paragraph (3) of the following Table :

	First 7 nights in any one place		After 7 nights and up to 30 nights		After 30 nights and up to 56 nights
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Chief Superintendents and higher ranks .. ..	53	9	49	6	26	9
Superintendents .. ..	51	0	45	6	25	6
Inspectors .. .. ..	48	3	41	3	24	0
Station Sergeants, Sergeants and Guards .. ..	40	6	33	6	20	3

	First 14 nights in any one place except where a stay of more than 14 nights is at the outset foreseen		First 14 nights in any one place if a stay of more than 14 nights is at the outset foreseen		After 14 nights and up to 30 nights
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Chief Superintendents and higher ranks .. ..	53	9	49	6	26	9
Superintendents .. ..	51	0	45	6	25	6
Inspectors .. .. ..	48	3	41	3	24	0
Station Sergeants, Sergeants and Guards .. ..	40	6	33	6	20	3

(d) the substitution for the Table in paragraph (5) of the following Table :

	First 14 nights in any one place		From 15th to 30th night		After 30 nights
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Sergeants and Guards ..	21	0	13	9	8	9

(e) the substitution in paragraph (6) of "seven shillings and three pence" for "seven shillings" and of "five shillings and sixpence" for "five shillings and three pence".

(2) This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1966.

5. (1) Article 5 of the Principal Order is hereby further amended by—

(a) the substitution for the Table in paragraph (2) (inserted by this Order) of the following Table :

	Absent 5 hours or more and less than 8 hours		Absent 8 hours or more and less than 12 hours		Absent 12 hours or more
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Chief Superintendents and higher ranks .. ..	8	3	12	9	18	0
Superintendents .. ..	7	9	12	3	17	0
Inspectors .. .. ..	7	0	11	6	16	0
Station Sergeants and Sergeants .. .. ..	6	6	11	0	14	9
Guards .. .. ..	6	3	10	9	14	3

(b) the substitution for the Table in paragraph (3) (inserted by this Order) of the following Table :

	First 7 nights in any one place		After 7 nights and up to 30 nights		After 30 nights and up to 56 nights
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d
Chief Superintendents and higher ranks .. ..	56	9	52	3	28	3
Superintendents .. ..	54	0	48	0	27	0
Inspectors .. .. ..	51	0	43	6	25	6
Station Sergeants, Sergeants and Guards .. ..	42	9	35	3	21	3

	First 14 nights in any one place except where a stay of more than 14 nights is at the outset foreseen		First 14 nights in any one place if a stay of more than 14 nights is at the outset foreseen		After 14 nights and up to 30 nights
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Chief Superintendents and higher ranks .. ..	56	9	52	3	28	3
Superintendents .. ..	54	0	48	0	27	0
Inspectors .. .. ..	51	0	43	6	25	6
Station Sergeants, Sergeants and Guards .. ..	42	9	35	3	21	3

(d) the substitution for the Table in paragraph (5) (inserted by this Order) of the following Table :

	First 14 nights in any one place		From 15th to 30th night		After 30 nights
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Sergeants and Guards ..	22	3	14	6	9	3

(e) the substitution in paragraph (6) of "seven shillings and ninepence" for "seven shillings and three pence" (inserted by this Order) and "five shillings and ninepence" for "five shillings and sixpence" (inserted by this Order).

(2) This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1967.

6. (1) Article 10 of the Principal Order is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in paragraph (1) of "£46. 10. 0" for "£40".

(b) the substitution in paragraph (2) of "£37. 10. 0" for "£22 ".

(2) This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 7th day of July, 1966.

7. (1) The Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table in that Schedule of the following Table :

Allowance	Rate
	£	s.	d.
Locomotion allowance under Article 7 (3)	40	0	0 per annum
Cycling allowance under Article 8 (1) ..	6	10	0 per annum
Boot allowance .. .. .. ..	7	0	0 per annum
Plain clothes allowance:
Officers and Inspectors .. .. ..		18	3 per week
Lower ranks .. .. .. ..		15	0 per week
Detective allowance .. .. ..	1	5	0 per week
Transport allowance .. .. ..	2	10	0 per month

(2) This Article shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 29th day of March, 1967.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of October, 1968.

MICHEÁL Ó MÓRÁIN,

Minister for Justice.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this

18th day of October, 1968.

JOHN LYNCH,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to grant increases in certain specified allowances.