Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 567: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the approximate cost per person for training to become a member of An Garda Síochána until graduation in each year 2002, 2005 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11821/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the costs associated with the training of student Gardaí until graduation cut across many different areas, including catering costs, salaries, allowances, training equipment etc. I am also informed that once a student Garda is attested at phase four of the training programme, after 58 weeks s/he goes onto the 1st point of the normal Garda pay scale. Accordingly salary costs for Gardaí between this point and their graduation cannot be separately identified. Under the circumstances I am advised that to approximate a cost per student Garda to the time of graduation would therefore require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of Garda time and effort.

Garda authorities have however provided the following details of annual costs for the years in question from their Financial Management System which was introduced in 2004, the earliest date from which this financial data can be provided.