Figures released to Jim O'Callaghan by Minister for Justice Simon Harris show that one-sixth of garda applicants last year failed the test
Figures released to Jim O'Callaghan by Minister for Justice Simon Harris show that one-sixth of garda applicants last year failed the test.
"I am advised by the Minister for Justice that as of early December, 55 candidates out of 315 had failed their Physical Competency Test ," he said.Mr O’Callaghan said the obstacle course must be completed three times, in under three minutes and 20 seconds and if you fail any component, you must repeat the whole test.
"I am concerned that the fitness test is too demanding, out of step with other jurisdictions and is becoming a growing factor blocking recruitment," he said. The PSNI physical test is similar to the An Garda Síochána assessment but allows four minutes and 30 seconds for the obstacle course.
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