Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1113. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he and or his Department have ever developed a green paper in respect of amending the upper age threshold for a Garda trainee recruit cap; and if so, if he will publish that paper. [37676/23]
View answerThe Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the recruitment of Garda members and staff under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended).
The position in relation to the maximum recruitment age for An Garda Síochána is that the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland considered the issue and recommended that the age limit be scrapped.
I can assure the Deputy that the related issues of the maximum entry age of 35 and the mandatory retirement age of 60 are kept under review by my Department, in consultation with the Garda Commissioner.
