Garda sergeants and inspectors have called on the Government to ramp up Garda recruitment as current targets for the size of the force are not being met and are far too low.
Speaking at the opening of AGSI’s annual delegate conference in Westport, Co Mayo, on Monday he said lower-than-required Garda numbers, combined with increased bureaucracy for Garda members and a heightened disciplinary environment, was resulting in many young gardaí deciding to resign and older members retiring as soon as they were eligible.
Mr Clogher said the surge in applications to join the Garda, in last year’s recruitment drive, when more than 6,000 applied, was “a once-off” because it was the first round of recruitment after the maximum age for applying was increased from 35 years to 50 years. He believed only about 3,000 people, of all ages, would apply in future recruitment competitions and this would pose major issues for Garda numbers, especially as age-related retirements were now set to trend upwards in coming years.
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