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Monday, 11 September 2017

Department of Justice and Equality

Garda Recruitment

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's recruitment policy for allowing members of the transgender and LGBT communities to enlist in An Garda Síochána. [37496/17]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by the Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) Regulations 2013. Any person, irrespective of sexual orientation or gender, who is interested in becoming a member of An Garda Síochána, is entitled to apply to a recruitment competition provided they meet the eligibility requirements.

The Public Appointments Service (PAS), on behalf of the Garda Commissioner, manages the initial recruitment stages for selection of Garda trainees and I, as Minister, have no direct involvement in the matter. As a public body established under the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004, PAS is obliged under section 34(1)(b) of that Act to ensure that “standards of probity, merit, equity and fairness”apply to all of its recruitment and selection work. Recruitment competitions organised by An Garda Síochána are also, of course, subject to compliance with the Code of Practice for Appointment to Positions where the Garda Commissioner has Statutory Responsibility, as published by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The Code requires adherence to the recruitment principles of probity, merit, best practice, fairness and transparency. Compliance with the Code is subject to audit by the CPSA.

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