Garda Síochána
Protests at the proposed Royal Dutch Shell Corrib gas refinery in Kilcommon parish, Erris, County Mayo have seen a large Garda operation at its construction sites with up to 200 Gardaí involved, making it the single biggest policing operation in the country at times.  By September 2008, the cost of the operation was €10 Million and is estimated to have cost €13.5 Million by the end of January 2009.  This is comparable to the €20 Million budgeted for Operation Anvil, targeting organised crime, criminal gangs and their associates. A section of road used by the protesters has been dubbed the Golden Mile by Gardaí because of the overtime opportunities. Complaints have been made about the Garda handling of the protests and several TDs, including  former Green Party leader Trevor Sargent have criticised the Garda's handling of the situation.