Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reservists who have applied and who have been accepted to An Garda Síochána since the inception of the recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9532/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reservists who passed the aptitude test for recruitment to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9541/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reservists who went to interview during the recruitment process to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9542/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reservists who went to the physical examination during the recruitment process to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9543/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reservists who went to the medical examination during the recruitment process to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9544/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants who failed at the interview stage on motivation to become a Garda in the recent recruitment process to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9545/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 86 to 90, inclusive, together.

The 2016 recruitment process for full-time members of An Garda Síochána is under way at present. The process for the first time includes a special stream for eligible Garda Reserve members. I very much welcome this as a means of giving due recognition to the training that reserve members have undergone in the many skills required to be an effective full-time member and their front-line operational experience. In accordance with the statutory framework the competitive elements of the selection process are being undertaken by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on behalf of the Garda Commissioner while the medical, fitness and vetting assessments are being undertaken by An Garda Síochána.

The current position in relation to the reserve stream is as set out in the table below. The number who passed the medical examination and were forwarded to complete the physical examination is not readily to hand and I will write directly to the Deputy on receipt of same from the Garda Commissioner. As the Deputy will appreciate it is not possible to give details of applicants who failed at the interview stage on motivation as the selection process is ongoing.

Garda Recruitment Campaign 2016

Recruitment competition stream for serving members of the Garda Reserve