Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 May 2022
386. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order training courses held for gardaí within the Dublin Metropolitan Region, DMR, north division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21896/22]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management of An Garda Síochána, including training of personnel. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters.
The figures in the table below have been supplied to me by Garda Authorities.
|
Year |
No. of Public Order Training Courses |
|
2021 |
14 |
|
2022 |
Nil* |
For clarification, the DMR Region provided fourteen Level 2 recertification courses wherein the DMR North were allocated places on each course.
*I am advised that the Garda National Public Order Unit Level 2 training for 2022 has not begun but plans are in place for training to commence in Q3 2022.
