Garda Headquarters and Government promise 1,000 new recruits in 2023 after ‘unfortunate’ impact of pandemic on numbers in force
“Many stations and districts are struggling to maintain a basic fire brigade policing service with fewer members carrying an increasing burden which is simply not sustainable,” said GRA president Brendan O’Connor. “It is inevitable that service levels will be compromised and commitments to communities will not be honoured if the downward trend in Garda numbers is not reversed.”
Garda Headquarters said Garda numbers were at record levels when the pandemic began and recruitment was curtailed as the Garda College, Templemore, Co Tipperary, was forced to close for a period. It added 370 new gardaí were still attested last year while 200 recruits would enter the college every 11 to 12 weeks this year. A new recruitment process would be launched before the end of March.
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