Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if new candidates for An Garda Síochána have commenced training in Templemore; the number of entrants; if the entrants contain a number of persons with adequate proficiency in the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31588/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that recruitment to An Garda Síochána is in accordance with the Public Service Management (Recruitment Appointment) Act 2004.

The Public Appointments Service was established under that Act as a central recruitment agency and the Public Appointments Service undertook the initial stages of the recruitment process for Garda Trainee.

The first intake of approximately one hundred Garda Trainees to the Garda College is scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.

A total of 33 applicants in the Irish Stream were successful at the Interview Stage and have commenced the Stage 5 process i.e. Vetting, Medical, Physical Competence Test. It is expected that a number of applicants from this stream will be included in the first intake into the Garda College.