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Garda Reserve

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 May 2012

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Questions (139)

Maureen O'Sullivan

Question:

141 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used in the selection of members of the Garda Reserve Force; the numbers appointed to date; the gender breakdown; the numbers from our new communities; the grounds for refusing an application; the process for appeal; if any appeals have been successful to date; and if a refusal precludes a further application. [24649/12]

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Recruitment of Garda Reserve members is governed by the Garda Síochána (Reserve Members) Regulations 2006. Recruitment is a matter for the Public Appointments Service in the first instance and then the Garda Commissioner. I have no function in the process.

I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are a total of 921 Garda Reserves of which there are 675 male and 246 female. There are a total of 77 Reserve members or trainees who are non-Irish nationals. The Notes for Candidates and Conditions of Service booklet detailing the selection of personnel, the grounds for refusing an application and the review procedure for the Garda Reserve is available to applicants on the public jobs web site, www.publicjobs.ie. The appeal process may take two separate paths, an informal appeal involving the applicant and a person nominated by the Commissioner or a more formal approach where a review is carried out by a Decision Arbitrator appointed by the Commissioner. The results of these processes are confidential between the Commissioner and the applicant and statistics are not generally maintained. A refusal for entry to the Garda Reserves does not preclude any future applications by that candidate providing the statutory requirements then pertaining are met by them.

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