Garda Recruitment - Garda Trainees (Templemore)

kjbsrah1 · 25-08-2014 9:22am

Bloodwing wrote: »

Not that I heard of. I don't think that was ever the plan. Sure where would the put them?

Athlone Army Barracks - it won't be any time soon, but down the line thats where the training will be. Athlone army barracks is virtually empty and it has great facilties and is more central for the whole country... Buts the move is some time away yet.

No harm to get out of Templemore town - the locals HATE all the gardaí that pass through. I'll never forget standing in line in Spar and the shop assistant not even acknowledging i was there and serving everyone behind me first!! I was buying the paper!! The town only had something good to say when the training stopped and all the locals who built houses to house the trainees suddenly were left with houses with no income... Then they missed the gardai alright

ShiverinEskimo · 25-08-2014 10:47am

AaronMul1 wrote: »

Ah yeah i wouldnt mind bringing lads down, going down anyways, go through roscommon town, athlone, birr etc.. so could always meet people along the way

Will be easy to pick you out on arrival anyways.

kjbsrah1 wrote: »

No harm to get out of Templemore town - the locals HATE all the gardaí that pass through.

This might have been the case 7 years ago but you don't know what you have until you miss it. Anyone running any kind business in the town will be happy to have 100 new customers every few months for the foreseeable and anyone looking for a job in those shops will be thankful too.

mickaleen · 25-08-2014 11:02am

Small bit of bad news......

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/new-garda-recruits-will-lose-out-on-4000-a-year-allowance-30533408.html

Ron DMC · 25-08-2014 11:37am

mickaleen wrote: »

Small bit of bad news......

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/new-garda-recruits-will-lose-out-on-4000-a-year-allowance-30533408.html

Indo Article wrote:

An initial batch of 100 recruits - the first to be taken into the Garda training college since the government ban on hiring new employees five years ago - will begin a week-long induction course on Monday

They mean Monday week, right?

almeraguy · 25-08-2014 11:55am

Ron DMC wrote: »

They mean Monday week, right?

I did a double take when I saw that too.

Rothmans · 25-08-2014 11:55am

mickaleen wrote: »

Small bit of bad news......

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/new-garda-recruits-will-lose-out-on-4000-a-year-allowance-30533408.html

Had to laugh at the individual who commented on the independent article that we will be getting a lot more than our UK counterparts. I considered the psni for a while -they start on £23000 + £3000 allowance. Translate that to euro and you'll find our UK colleagues earn significantly more than us.
I suppose we will be dealing with plenty such ignorance in our future careers

r_k.com · 25-08-2014 12:33pm

Eireannach01 wrote: »

Would driving to co Clare be too much of an ask?

I'm going from clare if you are stuck

ShiverinEskimo · 25-08-2014 12:39pm

The Indo may well speak the truth but it goes against the latest document on the DoJ website which specifically lists current garda payscales, new garda payscales and then sperately a summary of garda allowances giving the impression that the allowances are not different for either group - only the salaries.

So while something else may have come up since, the Indo are using Haddington road as the basis for their story but the files provided by the DoJ specifically contain post-Haddington Road figures.

It's a major chunk - I'd hope it would have been documented in more official form if they were making such a change.

http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Pay

Pay

All matters relating to civilian staff working in An Garda Síochána are dealt with by the Garda Civilian Human Resources Division, which is a part of An Garda Síochána and is located in Navan.

Garda civilian staff are paid from the Garda Vote, but pay and pensions are administered at the Financial Shared Services Centre in Killarney.

For details on members’ current payscales, see Garda pay post Haddington Rd. Agreement (XLS - 35KB)

For details on new recruits pay who are recruited after May 2014, see Garda Recruit Pay Scales 2013 HRA 2.31 (XLS - 20KB)

For details on members’ allowances, see Garda Allowances w.e.f. 1 July 2013 (XLS - 35KB)

Details regarding the payscales of civil servants can be viewed at www.finance.gov.ie

The address for the Garda Civilian Human Resources Division is:

Athlumney House
IDA Business Park
Johnstown
Navan
Co. Meath

carzony · 25-08-2014 12:50pm

''In the online tests, 328 reservists sat the examination and 236 passed. After a number were interviewed, 39 names were sent to Garda HQ''

seems a tiny number of reserves were sent after the interviews?

thedirtydevil · 25-08-2014 12:55pm

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

The Indo may well speak the truth but it goes against the latest document on the DoJ website which specifically lists current garda payscales, new garda payscales and then sperately a summary of garda allowances giving the impression that the allowances are not different for either group - only the salaries.

So while something else may have come up since, the Indo are using Haddington road as the basis for their story but the files provided by the DoJ specifically contain post-Haddington Road figures.

It's a major chunk - I'd hope it would have been documented in more official form if they were making such a change.

http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Pay

It is gone along with a few others for new members.

http://www.impact.ie/12/09/18/Government-releases-outcome-of-review-of-allowances.htm

EveAlex · 25-08-2014 1:01pm

carzony wrote: »

''In the online tests, 328 reservists sat the examination and 236 passed. After a number were interviewed, 39 names were sent to Garda HQ''

seems a tiny number of reserves were sent after the interviews?

39 names sent to garda HQ, so can we assume that 39 of the first 104 are GRs?

thats a remarkable feat if true

KERSPLAT! · 25-08-2014 1:11pm

carzony wrote: »

''In the online tests, 328 reservists sat the examination and 236 passed. After a number were interviewed, 39 names were sent to Garda HQ''

seems a tiny number of reserves were sent after the interviews?

39 out of 105(approx), I wouldn't call that tiny

ShiverinEskimo · 25-08-2014 1:30pm

thedirtydevil wrote: »

It is gone along with a few others for new members.

http://www.impact.ie/12/09/18/Government-releases-outcome-of-review-of-allowances.htm

Just like that I've 4 grand a year less than I budgeted for when accepting the job.

Really wish they would have included all the relevant and up-to-date information about salary along with the job offer like any normal company should.

Presumably they'll go through it all in the induction week - better late than never.

BRB · 25-08-2014 2:00pm

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Just like that I've 4 grand a year less than I budgeted for when accepting the job.

Really wish they would have included all the relevant and up-to-date information about salary along with the job offer like any normal company should.

Presumably they'll go through it all in the induction week - better late than never.

Pretty poor, the lack of information throughout. However, in the current climate I just budgeted expecting no rent allowance because it was questionable since the start of the campaign.

Hopefully we get more clarification at our induction.

EveAlex · 25-08-2014 2:07pm

this list of first cousins lark is a hardship!

3fullback · 25-08-2014 2:12pm

EveAlex wrote: »

this list of first cousins lark is a hardship!

There is none

Rothmans · 25-08-2014 2:21pm

3fullback wrote: »

There is none

If you pass stages 4 and 5, you will also have to provide a more extensive list including cousins

EveAlex · 25-08-2014 2:23pm

3fullback wrote: »

There is none

we must provide them on our first day........ its on the acceptance letter.......

Rothmans · 25-08-2014 3:07pm

AaronMul1 wrote: »

i only put down blood relatives. Have done that from day one.

Aren't first cousins blood relatives?

3fullback · 25-08-2014 3:09pm

For anybody interested, hopefully will explain things, estimates given on occasion.

WilcoOut · 25-08-2014 3:21pm

AaronMul1 wrote: »

i only put down blood relatives. Have done that from day one.

Did u read the acceptance letter? It states first cousins to be provided on day 1

It is not form B that the poster is refering. Only aunts and uncles had to be on that

octigen · 25-08-2014 3:28pm

BRB wrote: »

Pretty poor, the lack of information throughout. However, in the current climate I just budgeted expecting no rent allowance because it was questionable since the start of the campaign.

Hopefully we get more clarification at our induction.

I spoke with a member of GRA to confirm this before I accepted the job and they did - much to my disappointment. Although I always knew it was on the cards.. He told me that they would fight to get it restored in time but wheter or not they will depends on the economic recovery etc. He said it would be 2-3 years minimum before this would be reversed if ever.

Sierra Oscar · 25-08-2014 4:35pm

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

It's a major chunk - I'd hope it would have been documented in more official form if they were making such a change.

http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Pay

A huge chunk considering most recruits will be sent to Dublin where there is an ongoing housing and rent crisis. If you are posted in Dublin and are looking for a place to stay in or around city then you could be spending a massive chunk of overall pay on rent alone.

It is a very shortsighted move. You would think people would have learned a lesson from the last time a pay difference was imposed between new members and long serving members.

WilcoOut · 25-08-2014 4:47pm

octigen wrote: »

I spoke with a member of GRA to confirm this before I accepted the job and they did - much to my disappointment. Although I always knew it was on the cards.. He told me that they would fight to get it restored in time but wheter or not they will depends on the economic recovery etc. He said it would be 2-3 years minimum before this would be reversed if ever.

Oh the gospel according to the GRA........

carzony · 25-08-2014 4:52pm

WilcoOut wrote: »

Did u read the acceptance letter? It states first cousins to be provided on day 1

It is not form B that the poster is refering. Only aunts and uncles had to be on that

are they doing background checks on cousins?

WilcoOut · 25-08-2014 5:27pm

carzony wrote: »

are they doing background checks on cousins?

They have asked for them but it could be more to do with stationing issues down the road

Ralphdejones · 25-08-2014 5:31pm

AaronMul1 wrote: »

just for the love of god manscape!

You'll need to be very buff to get away with standing beside me in my speedo's. If you're not ripped and tanned like me I'd advise you to stand far away

AaronMul1 · 25-08-2014 5:31pm

didnt realise they wanted cousins as well. Sure i dont think i even know my cousins names...let alone addresses...oh well

AaronMul1 · 25-08-2014 5:33pm

Ralphdejones wrote: »

You'll need to be very buff to get away with standing beside me in my speedo's. If you're not ripped and tanned like me I'd advise you to stand far away

i never said anything about being buff...and tanned...Well i wish you the best of luck with your tan and ...buffness....Whatever good it will do you down there i dont know

Ralphdejones · 25-08-2014 5:40pm

AaronMul1 wrote: »

i never said anything about being buff...and tanned...Well i wish you the best of luck with your tan and ...buffness....Whatever good it will do you down there i dont know

I'll be keepin a lot of the student ban gardai company during them long winter nights, put it that way

Garda Recruitment - Garda Trainees (Templemore)

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