Garda Training Allowance to be increased in bid to boost garda recruitment figures [Video]

THE GARDA TRAINING Allowance is set to be increased in a bid to boost Garda recruitment figures.

The current Garda Training Allowance, paid to recruits for the 33 weeks leading to them being sworn in as Garda members, is currently €305 per week and will be increased to €354 per week.

It follows a significant increase of the payment in January of this year, when the allowance was raised from €184 per week to €305 per week.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee made the announcement this afternoon from the Fine Gael think-in at the Tullamore Court Hotel in Co Offaly.

She said the increase will come into effect from 1 October and that it is in line with increases provided for in the Public Service Agreement 2024 – 2026.

McEntee said that Budget 2024 “provided the highest ever allocation to An Garda Síochána – over €2.35 billion, a 25% increase since 2020”.

She said the funding allows …