Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
866. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of recruiting additional Garda (details supplied) in 2018; and the costs associated with training the additional Garda. [28531/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, the detailed allocation of Garda personnel and resources, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, and I as Minister, have no role in the matter.
I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the specific information requested and when it is to hand I will inform the Deputy accordingly.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A:
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 866 for answer on Tuesday 20 June, 2017, in which you requested the cost of recruiting additional Gardaí in 2018.
As you will recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available, and I undertook to contact you again.
The Garda authorities have provided the information requested in the following table.
The annual cost for new Garda recruits includes a basic weekly allowance of €184. After 32 weeks of training, Garda recruits are attested and move on to the first point of the Garda pay scale €28,405, rising to a maximum of €50,448 per annum after 19 years.
They may also qualify for other allowances depending on their assignments. For the purposes of this calculation, the costs are based on basic salary plus employer PRSI but do not include any allowances that the members may be entitled to after being attested. In addition, a commencement date of 1 January 2018 is assumed in order to provide full year costs.
The cost of recruitment and training recruits are subsumed into the overall training costs of the Garda College and are not easily identifiable.
|
Number of Gardaí |
Total Cost |
|
100 |
€1,857,879 |
|
200 |
€3,715,757 |
|
300 |
€5,573,636 |
|
400 |
€7,431,515 |
|
500 |
€9,289,393 |
|
600 |
€11,147,272 |
|
700 |
€13,005,151 |
|
800 |
€14,863,029 |
|
900 |
€16,720,908 |
|
1000 |
€18,578,787 |
