Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people in the past year who joined the Garda Reserve; the number who applied; the number who were called to interview; and the percentage of persons who passed the interview stage. [8193/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Reserve Gardaí who joined the Garda Reserve in 2008 was 137. The number of persons who applied to join the Garda Reserve in 2008 was 4,366. In that year, 788 applicants attended for interview and 68% passed the interview stage.