Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out in tabular form the starting salary grade for a newly employed member of An Garda Síochána for each year from 2005 to 2012; the available allowances to a newly employed Garda in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42522/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The starting salary for a new member of An Garda Síochána on 01 January each year from 2005 to 2012 is set out in the table.

Starting salary for newly sworn members:

All members of the Garda Síochána are paid some allowances including for example rent, boot and uniform maintenance allowances. Depending on the specific nature of the duties to which each Garda (including newly qualified Gardaí) is assigned, they may receive other allowances such as Juvenile Liaison Officer, Community Policing, unsocial hours etc.

A list of the main allowances is shown in the table. Following a recent Government decision some of these allowances will be abolished for new beneficiaries.