27 November 2015
The Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, today
announced the opening of a recruitment campaign for new members of An
Garda Síochána in 2016.
This new campaign is necessary to fulfil the Government’s commitment
to recruit 600 Gardaí in 2016.
Welcoming the new campaign the Minister said: “Today is an important
day for An Garda Síochána. It marks the formal announcement on
www.publicjobs.ie of the commencement of the 2016 recruitment
campaign for new members of An Garda Síochána. It underscores the
Government’s commitment to seamless ongoing recruitment to An Garda
Síochána to ensure that the Service is renewed and has the capacity
to provide effective policing services throughout the country.
The 600 new Gardaí to be recruited next year will bring to 1,150 the
total number of new recruits since the reopening of the Garda College
in September 2014. So far 295 of these recruits have attested as
members of An Garda Síochána and are on the ground in communities
nationwide.
The existing recruitment campaign (commenced in 2013) is ongoing and
successful candidates will continue to be called from that campaign
in the New Year. It is expected that successful candidates from the
2016 campaign will enter the Garda College from mid-2016.
The Minister Fitzgerald said that “The 2016 campaign will, in
addition to an Irish language stream, include a special stream for
eligible members of the Garda Reserve who give their time on a
voluntary basis to support the work of An Garda Síochána.”
Minister Fitzgerald concluded, “I encourage all those interested in
joining An Garda
Síochána to access the website of the Public Appointments Service and
submit their application at www.publicjobs.ie. In particular, I urge
members of minority and new communities to consider applying so that
the membership of An Garda Síochána will reflect the diverse
communities that it serves.”
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Minister Fitzgerald announces opening of Garda recruitment Campaign 2016
28 Nov 2015
