Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2014
614. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when training of new Garda recruits will commence; the number of recruits that will begin training at that time; when will these recruits be graduating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32863/14]
View answerThe first intake of approximately one hundred Garda Trainees to the Garda College is scheduled to take place in early September 2014. The student/probationer training programme has been radically restructured into three phases instead of the previous five phases. Phase I will take 32 weeks at the Garda College, at the end of which successful students will be attested, that is, become members of the Garda Síochána with full police powers. Phase II will be for 65 weeks based in Garda stations, and Phase III will consist of seven weeks of exam preparation, exams and assessments.
