Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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409. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of section 8 complaints received in respect of the past five Garda recruitment campaigns broken down by formal and informal complaints; and the number upheld over the requested period (details supplied). [27635/23]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Public Appointments Service that it has received one Section 8 formal review over the last five Garda Trainee competitions covering the period 2018 to 2023. This review relates to the 2023 competition, and no breach was found.

Prior to 2021, candidates seeking to make a complaint regarding the process did so under Section 9 of the Codes of Practice in place at that time. There was one Section 9 informal review in 2019, at which stage the original decision of PAS was upheld.

PAS received one formal Section 9 request in relation to the interview stage of the 2019 competition and on that occasion, the candidate in question was given the opportunity to re-interview.