Irish police recruitment back on the beat today
12 December 2013
Recruitment to Ireland’s police force, An Garda Síochána, resumes today although the total number of officers is still likely to fall in the meantime, reports The Irish Times.
Thu, 12 Dec 2013Recruitment to Ireland’s police force, An Garda Síochána, resumes today although the total number of officers is still likely to fall in the meantime, reports The Irish Times.
This ends a five-year spell without any recruits thanks to a moratorium across public sector recruitment – under which only a few select appointments have been approved.
As the Times notes, there are now fewer than 13,100 gardaí, down from a peak of 14,600 pre-economic collapse, with commissioner Martin Callinan having said he would not want to see total numbers drop below 13,000.
However, this is likely to happen because there are up to 450 retirements a year and recruits must complete 32 weeks of training before reporting for duty.
The paper also notes that there have been more than 30,000 expressions of interest in working for the Garda since the freeze was introduced.
Recruits must be proficient in at least two languages, one of which must be either Irish or England, the official job application document shows.
This ends a five-year spell without any recruits thanks to a moratorium across public sector recruitment – under which only a few select appointments have been approved.
As the Times notes, there are now fewer than 13,100 gardaí, down from a peak of 14,600 pre-economic collapse, with commissioner Martin Callinan having said he would not want to see total numbers drop below 13,000.
However, this is likely to happen because there are up to 450 retirements a year and recruits must complete 32 weeks of training before reporting for duty.
The paper also notes that there have been more than 30,000 expressions of interest in working for the Garda since the freeze was introduced.
Recruits must be proficient in at least two languages, one of which must be either Irish or England, the official job application document shows.
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