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Garda Recruitment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 May 2010

Thursday, 13 May 2010

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Mary Upton

Question:

89 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the Reserve currently in training; if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment; when he expects the full complement of 1,500 to be in place; if restrictions have been placed on recruitment to the Reserve arising from budgetary restrictions; his plans to undertake the review of the operation of the Garda Reserve, as recommended in the Report of the Garda Inspectorate on Resource Allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19602/10]

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There are now 562 attested Reserve Gardaí with an additional 101 student Reserves in training, who will attest between July 2010 and November 2010 having successfully completed 4 phases of their training. I am circulating with this answer a list of the Garda stations to which Reserve Gardaí are attached. The Agreed Programme for Government has set a target strength for the Reserve at 10% of the full time strength of the Force. As the Garda Reserve depends on volunteers who undertake their training and other duties during their free time, it is difficult to predict how many people will commence training in any particular period. However, I can assure the Deputy and the House that the Garda Commissioner is continuing to make every effort to reach the recruitment target. The moratorium on recruitment and appointments in the public service does not apply to the Garda Reserve, as members are volunteers and do not draw a salary.

Recruitment is ongoing and the Public Appointments Service has received in excess of 5,000 expressions of interest to join the Reserve in the first quarter of this year. The Government is strongly committed to the development of the Reserve. It has been a very successful initiative and I am confident that it will continue to flourish into the future. The Garda Commissioner is responsible for determining the range of powers and duties of Reserve members, and I am sure that he will keep these under review in line with the recommendation of the Inspectorate.

Station

Total

D.M.R.S.C.

Kevin Street

7

Kilmainham

5

Pearse Street

19

Harcourt Tce

0

Donnybrook

4

Irishtown

1

Total

36

DMR NC

Store Street

7

Bridewell

5

Fitzgibbon Street

8

Mountjoy

1

Total

21

DMR NORTH

Santry

7

D/Airport

0

Whitehall

1

Ballymun

9

Raheny

4

Clontarf

5

Howth

4

Coolock

9

Swords

6

Malahide

2

Balbriggan

5

Skerries

0

Lusk

0

Rush

0

Garristown

0

Total

52

DMR EAST

Dun Laoghaire

9

Dalkey

0

Cabinteely

0

Kill-O-Grange

0

Shankill

3

Blackrock

6

Dundrum

2

Stepaside

0

Total

20

DMR SOUTH

Crumlin

6

Sundrive Road

5

Tallaght

10

Rathfarnham

4

Rathmines

6

Terenure

7

Total

38

DMR WEST

Cabra

0

Finglas

7

Blanchardstown

20

Lucan

8

Ronanstown

2

Ballyfermot

4

Clondalkin

5

Rathcoole

0

Total

46

DMR TOTAL

213

Waterford

Waterford

18

Tramore

2

Dungarvan

1

Total

21

Wexford

Gorey

4

Enniscorthy

3

New Ross

2

Wexford

3

Total

12

Tipperary

Nenagh

1

Thurles

1

Roscrea

3

Carrick-On Suir

2

Clonmel

4

Templemore

1

Cahir

3

Tipperary

2

Total

17

Kilkenny/Carlow

Kilkenny

6

Thomastown

1

Carlow

8

Total

15

S/E Region Total

65

Cork City

Anglesea Street

16

Mayfield

5

Watercourse Road

5

Togher

5

Gurranbraher

8

Total

39

Cork North

Mallow

2

Cobh

3

Fermoy

3

Midleton

4

Total

12

Cork West

Bandon

3

Clonakilty

4

Macroom

3

Total

10

Kerry

Tralee

4

Killarney

1

Total

5

Limerick

Henry Street

17

Mayorstone Park

3

Roxboro Road

1

Total

21

Sth Region Total

87

Donegal

Letterkenny

10

Buncrana

2

Ballybofey

1

Total

13

Cavan/Monaghan

Cavan

4

Castleblaney

1

Monaghan

6

Total

11

Sligo/Leitrim

Sligo

7

Ballymote

2

Manorhamilton

2

Carrick-On-Shannon

2

Total

13

Louth

Drogheda

10

Dundalk

7

Ardee

3

Total

20

Nth Region Total

57

Clare

Ennis

9

Shannon

1

Killaloe

0

Total

10

Mayo

Castlebar

13

Ballina

3

Swinford

1

Claremorris

2

Westport

3

Total

22

Galway

Galway

24

Tuam

5

Ballinasloe

2

Loughrea

3

Salthill

4

Total

38

Roscommon/Longford

Roscommon

4

Boyle

0

Longford

4

Granard

1

Total

9

West Region Total

79

Westmeath

Athlone

3

Mullingar

7

Total

10

Meath

Navan

4

Ashbourne

1

Trim

2

Kells

3

Laytown

1

Total

11

Kildare

Naas

5

Athy

3

Celbridge

1

Newbridge

3

Kildare

5

Total

17

Laois/Offaly

Tullamore

7

Birr

1

Portlaoise

4

Total

12

Wicklow

Bray

4

Blessington

1

Wicklow

3

Arklow

1

Baltinglass

2

Total

11

East Region Total

61

Total

562

Question No. 90 answered with Question No. 42.
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