Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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1248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the trainings and assessments members of An Garda Síochána receive for unconscious bias and anti-racism, including both during their training and on an ongoing basis through their active duty. [57726/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Garda authorities that training in this area is delivered through Hate Crime and Diversity & Cultural Awareness Training.

Hate Crime is a fully online course comprising video content, reading material and knowledge checks. It is a four module course of three hours duration and is comprised of the following topics:

Module 1- The Nature and Impact of Hate Crime and the Importance of Recording

Module 2 - Identification and Recording of Hate Crime

Module 3 - Community Engagement and Risk Assessment

Module 4 - Hate Crime Investigation and Prosecution Issues

Diversity and Cultural Awareness is a fully online course comprising video content and a knowledge check. The videos are in a presentation style. It is a four module course which covers the following topics:

Module 1 – What is Diversity and Inclusion?

Module 2 – Understanding the Power of Culture

Module 3 – Diversity Definitions

Module 4 – Understanding the Unconscious.