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Garda Recruitment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Questions (920)

Noel Coonan

Question:

920. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position on the recommencement of Garda recruitment; the timeframe for same; if proposals have gone to the Cabinet and the feedback on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35145/13]

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I do believe that it is important for an organisation such as An Garda Síochána to have some regular intakes of new recruits, even if on a modest scale. In this context, I am very pleased to have received sanction from my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, to hold a recruitment competition for An Garda Síochána. I will now make arrangements with the Public Appointments Service so that they can do the necessary preparatory work to deal with what is expected to be a very large number of applications later this year.

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