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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2022

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Ceisteanna (708)

Martin Kenny

Ceist:

708. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of training an additional 1,000 gardaí in the competency-based driver level 2 course per annum. [34048/22]

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As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána, including the training of personnel. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. 

The table below, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, provides a breakdown of the costs associated with training an additional 1,000 Gardaí in CBD level 2. 

Competency-based driver level 2 course

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Total Costs

Online learning

€37,000

In person training - subsistence - instructors

€87,440

In person training- subsistence- trainees

€438,760

Total Costs

€563,200

I am advised that CBD Level 2 training consists of the one day online learning and ten day in-person driving instruction.   

One day Online Learning / Instruction

Proprietary online resources access and certification is €37 per Garda in training.  This would amount to 37,000 for 1,000 training places. 

Ten day in-person driving instruction

This segment of training takes place in driver training centres in the Garda College and the Dublin Metropolitan Region.  I am advised that the Garda/Instructor ratio is 2:1 for this segment of the course.  

It is worth noting that the costings do not include potential travel expenses that participants may incur travelling from various locations throughout the country to the training centre, however, 

Gardaí are entitled to subsistence when working away from their station, e.g over night stays and to cover the costs of meals etc. 

Each instructor requires the use of a vehicle for the duration of the course, with each vehicle accumulating approximately 2,000 km’s per course. The cost of associated fuel and maintenance is not included.

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