Better pay for new Garda recruits & age limit for entry increased

The Garda is set to offer higher rates of remuneration to recruits when they initially join the force in a bid to attract greater numbers and, in particular, good-quality candidates. The increase in pay is being recommended to Government by senior Garda management in what sources say is part of the biggest shake-up in Garda recruitment and retention for decades.

It is also possible some allowances, for all Garda members, would be changed to marginally increase remuneration, in a bid to help retain serving members.

Senior Garda management is concerned changing demographics in the Republic have undermined Garda recruitment. They believe conditions on entry to the force must be made more attractive as part of efforts to offset a coming decade of surging retirements.

“People used to join the Garda from school but now they’re doing degrees, maybe a master’s, working in the private sector for a while and have mortgages and even children by the time they join,” said one source. “So if people in that age group want to join the organisation now, they’d have to make a big financial sacrifice.”

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