Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the possibility of a recruitment round for An Garda Síochána drawing only from the pool of Garda reserves; his general recruitment plans for the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1969/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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2057The moratorium on Public Service Recruitment continues to apply to An Garda Síochána and no date has been fixed for future intakes into the Garda College. A decision on when recruitment will re-commence will take into account the rate of retirements in the Garda Síochána and Government targets, set in the context of the agreement with the EU and the IMF, to reduce the numbers of public servants.

The regulations governing recruitment to the Garda Síochána would not permit recruitment to be limited to members of the Garda Reserve but the regulations specifically allow the Public Appointments Service to give due recognition to any satisfactory service by a person as a reserve member of the Garda Síochána.