Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community

Tuarascáil Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga: An Garda Síochána

Mr. Drew Harris:

There was quite a bit in that. We could certainly look at target dates. I recognise that a target date and an effective deadline concentrates the mind but a lot of this is wrapped up with the low numbers of those who are proficient in Irish joining the organisation. We will obviously carry on with that. More has been suggested to us with regard to outreach. We will take that on. Our competitions are run through the Public Appointments Service. There are typically between 5,000 and 7,000 applicants to become sworn members of An Garda Síochána. There is good deal of interest in becoming a member of An Garda Síochána among young people. If we wish to expand that further, we will. I do not have specific information regarding the Union of Students in Ireland. Is Mr. Mulligan aware of that?

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