Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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261. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the personnel strength of the Garda Síochána Reserve as of 1 March 2016. [5290/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the recruitment of the Garda Reserve is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and I as Minister have no direct role in the matter.

I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the strength of the Garda Reserve on 31 January 2016, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 944 with 19 Garda Reserves in training.