They are to get 120 hours training (ref. Tim O'Malley TD http://www.progressivedemocrats.ie/press_room/1672/) They will be with a full time Garda at all times and can be used for crowd control etc. where a limited skill set is required. It had also been suggested by the PD's that it would give the police greater local knowledge. I don't know if I agree that this is a major point in it's favour. I heard an English police officer on the radio saying that their reserve was an essential part of their force.RainyDay said:I can't see any good reason for taking unpaid, largely untrained volunteers into such a critical service.
An excellent suggestion. Why not do both?RainyDay said:Why don't we fill the 400 open clerical posts to get the current Gardai out of the offices and onto the streets?
Very cynical. Probably true though..bazermc said:I suspect the garda are afraid that if there is a reserve force they will have to go out and solve real crimes something they seem incapable of doing so now
michaelm said:. All of this is entirely the fault of the FF/PD government.
Correct. Nothing to do with criminals. All to do with incompetent government. We will always have those willing to commit crime but hopefully we wont always have an incompetent government. We need to manage would-be criminals expectations and put in place properly resourced and coherent policing, legal, and penal systems.Capaill said:And nothing to do with those who break the laws, be that speeding or commiting more serious crime?
AFAIK it's unpaid, so €0.00.bazermc said:anybody know what the salary would be for a garda reserve?
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