Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Appointment of members of garda staff | ||
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54. (1) Subject to this section, the Garda Commissioner may appoint persons as members of garda staff. | ||
(2) Senior members of garda staff shall be appointed by the Garda Commissioner with the approval of the Board. | ||
(3) Members of garda staff shall be recruited in accordance with the Act of 2004. | ||
(4) The Garda Commissioner, with the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, shall determine— | ||
(a) the terms and conditions of employment (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration and allowances) of members of garda staff, and | ||
(b) the grades of garda staff and the numbers in each grade. | ||
(5) Subject to subsections (6) and (8), every member of the civilian staff of An Garda Síochána who is a civil servant of the Government immediately before the coming into operation of this section and who is designated by order of the Minister for the purposes of this section shall, on being so designated, become a member of garda staff. | ||
(6) Before making an order under subsection (5), the Minister shall— | ||
(a) notify in writing any recognised trade union or staff association concerned of the Minister’s intention to do so, and | ||
(b) consider, within such time as may be specified in the notification under paragraph (a), any representations made by that trade union or staff association in relation to the matter. | ||
(7) The Minister shall, not less than 24 months after the coming into operation of this section, make an order under subsection (5). | ||
(8) Schedule 3 applies to civilian staff who become members of garda staff pursuant to an order under subsection (5). |