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Number of garda inspectors to be increased to 500

The move was announced by Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee last night.

THE NUMBER OF garda inspectors is to increase from 380 to 500.

The move was announced by Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, who confirmed last night that the maximum permissible number of garda inspectors would increase by 120.

It follows a recommendation by the Commission on the Future of Policing, which said that more garda inspectors should be appointed to support changes to policing.

The move was welcomed by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, whose general secretary Antoinette Cunningham described the move as “timely and much-needed”.

“The operating policing model marks a significant sea-change in the delivery of policing in Ireland,” she said in a statement.

In order to meet the requirements of this reform plan, the workload at Inspector level will increase significantly as a suite of tasks will now be delegated to this rank.”

Garda Deputy Commissioner John Twomey also welcomed the Government’s announcement.

In a statement, Twomey said the move would provide gardaí with additional capacity to focus on working with local communities, protecting vulnerable people and supporting the continued roll-out of the Garda Operating Model.

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    Mute John Fahy
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    Jul 29th 2020, 2:39 PM

    More supervisors, less frontline Gardaí.

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    Mute Isabel Oliveira
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    Jul 29th 2020, 2:46 PM

    To go to the airport , pubs & house parties ?

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    Mute filthypete
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    Jul 29th 2020, 4:59 PM

    @Isabel Oliveira: everyone else is doing it so why can’t they!

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    Mute 8-Bit-Relic
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    Jul 29th 2020, 3:15 PM

    They don’t have a ‘money tree’ for social interests but happy to stock policing up by huge numbers.

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    Mute Jonny
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    Jul 29th 2020, 3:52 PM

    They’ve had it easy the last months, stopping cars who dared to travel beyond the sacred 5km, going around pubs and ordering the staff to close, etc

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    Mute Rocky
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    Jul 29th 2020, 4:13 PM

    @Jonny: yep. easy job. That’s why everyone does it? Get a clue

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    Mute Jonny
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    Jul 29th 2020, 4:16 PM

    @Rocky: I haven’t even mentioned corruption, rotten to the core from top to bottom

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    Mute Canyon
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    Jul 29th 2020, 5:11 PM

    @Jonny: all 15000 of them? Me thinks you have issues you are not disclosing

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    Mute Jonny
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    Jul 29th 2020, 6:13 PM

    @Canyon: nope not all of them but a large portion are and that cannot be denied.

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    Mute Ger Murphy
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    Jul 29th 2020, 6:24 PM

    @Jonny: Please, please, please do reveal all. When is the book coming out??

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    Mute Pat Casey
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    Jul 29th 2020, 7:52 PM

    @Jonny: you are delusional …..trying to enforce laws..,out of their control

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    Mute Geoff Bateman
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    Jul 29th 2020, 3:57 PM

    More paper pushers…. Need them on the beat not stuck in the office

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    Mute John Mc Donagh
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    Jul 29th 2020, 4:30 PM

    The old adage about “Too many chies and too few Indians ” comes to mind!

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    Mute Pat Casey
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    Jul 29th 2020, 7:54 PM

    Great to see….what’s wrong with this?

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    Mute feargal ‘2 metres’ de cantuin
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    Jul 29th 2020, 5:38 PM

    I’m wondering what powers and decisions previously made at superintendent rank will be devolved to inspectors and whether warrants phone taps and public order management decisions will be given less serious scrutiny. Will more bodies be put in place for community scrutiny and Garda oversight?

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    Mute Eugene Comaskey
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    Jul 29th 2020, 7:53 PM

    @feargal ‘2 metres’ de cantuin: Im sure I read somewhere the Number of Chiefs and Supts is to be reduced significantly . Only 2 Supts in each Division, with Inspectors in charge of Districts. I think that is what Harris said some time ago.

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    Mute JP Pilibin
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    Jul 30th 2020, 1:43 AM

    It never stops ~ More pen pushers or PC tappers and no Gardai on the ground ~ More of ~ I made , I showed , I saved , I proved , I organised , And most of all I performed the most perfect covering of my own a#al gland !

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