Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of fully qualified members of the Garda Reserve and the stations to which they are currently attached in respect of the latest date for which figures are available; the number of attested members of the Reserve; the number of recruits currently in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14818/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Garda Commissioner is proceeding with the recruitment and training of Garda Reserve members. The first group of 36 Garda Reserve members completed their training and were formally attested as members of An Garda Síochána on 15th December 2006. They have been deployed in Dublin (Store Street and Pearse Street), Cork (Anglesea Street), Galway City and Sligo.

Two further groups consisting of 86 trainees are continuing their training programme and will be formally attested in May and June of this year. Further groups of Reserve trainees will commence training every four to six weeks with the next group commencing this coming Saturday, 28th April 2007.

Applications to join the Garda Reserve are still being accepted by the Public Appointments Service and further interviews will take place over the coming weeks and months.