Gardai Boots

[Another Person]

Do gardai pay BIK on their boots?
They should. These babies weigh in at over €200, and most Gardai wear them off duty.

 

[Tommy]

Do Gardai have their boots provided for them? I don't think this is the case, although I'm open to correction on this.

 

[Another Person]

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Yes they do.
I definately know this for a fact. They are expensive rubber type boots.

 

[ClubMan]

Re: .

They are expensive rubber type boots.

Well, if they're prepared to wear those in their spare time I personally reckon they deserve a BIK break! :lol

 

[Gardaman]

Boots

Will older Gardai be able to claim compensation if their feet were not covered properly before the introduction of these boots?

 

[Tommy]

Re: Boots

I always thought that the Guards received a special Boots Allowances (taxable) in their pay packets - to compensate them for wearing their own footwear on duty. Maybe that's gone now.

 

[rainyday]

Re: Boots

It looks like Tommy is right - The allowance used to be 1/6 a week according to , but I'm sure it went up with the Euro conversion.

 

[Another Person]

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Very good! - amazing what you can find on the internet.

I was talking to a guard that said he orders his boots every so often from the Gardai (and gets them). I think he's a biking Guard, so it might be different.