Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2026
791. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on work to consider the case for a second Garda training college; the role that the tertiary system including regionally based universities and technological universities could play in the delivery of Garda training; and if a report is underway the timings involved in that report. [34229/26]
View answerThe Garda Training Review Group has been established to identify delivery options to increase the scale and capacity of high-quality education, training and continuous professional development in An Garda Síochána. This will help ensure that the skills needs of the organisation are met over the next decade.
A former Secretary General is Chair of the group with senior officials representing the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, An Garda Síochána , the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Office of Public Works and the Higher Education Authority.
The Group met for the first time on 30 January and and has met five times subsequently to progress its work. I have requested that the work of the group be completed by this Summer.
