Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Just one more minute, please. I refer to the attractive remuneration package which includes mortgage interest relief, travel costs and moving expenses. The conditions under which a member may re-enter An Garda Síochána should be written down. Are officers who take a proactive approach and move to the PSNI likely to be punished for showing such initiative? Does the Garda Síochána promote the gaining of such experience as being desirable and an advantage? Would a member who takes such an initiative be subject to the current moratorium on recruitment? It is clear that the process, as envisaged, is not working. I hope the Minister will encourage those at higher ranks to participate in the transfer programme. Will we continue in the way we have done for the past 14 years? It is ten years since former Senator Maurice Hayes raised the matter in the House and I hope the Minister will be able to do something about it in his term of office.