Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2010
25 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons recruited to An Garda Síochána since the Minister announced the commencement of a new recruitment campaign on 4 June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35353/10]
View answerIn June 2010, 106 Garda Trainees were attested as members of An Garda Síochána and the strength of the force, on the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 14,615. An Garda Síochána is of course subject to the moratorium on recruitment and appointments in the public service and the purpose of the present Garda recruitment campaign is to establish a panel of approved candidates who will be available to meet Garda recruitment needs in the future. Applicants who are currently on a panel and have gone through the medical, physical and character vetting procedures, and are available, will be offered positions as Garda Trainees, in strict order of where they were placed on the panel, upon the resumption of recruitment.
