Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

Is the Minister aware that a number of individuals who are anxious to get into the reserve force here are going north to join the reserve force of another country? They find there is easier access and that the security clearance is much easier. The point was made that the moratorium did not apply to the Garda Reserve force because it is a voluntary, non-remunerated position. It appears the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform indicated that there would not be a halt to recruitment of members to the Garda Reserve. This seems to indicate a contradiction in Government policy between recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force and the Garda Reserve.

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