Gardai Inefficiencies

Only 13,390 Gardai, according to their own website.

For a country of its size and with a population of what about 5.3 million people as of CSO figures for 2023.

Jokeshop stuff…

It’s difficult to be efficient and effective when you’re trying to plug a 7 foot hole in a dam with your finger.

Probably why the Garda in the city didn’t want to take a complaint about my nicked phone… because realistically it was so down the list of priorities….that they knew there was SFA they could do and once logged as a crime it goes against their stats.

Organisations become inefficient when they don’t have the tools to do their jobs, and or the quality of leadership.

ha ha you ve only noticed this now ?

i ll list a few of the issues ,

AGS do jobs that they shouldn't, passports are the tip , about a third of the time is dealing with mental health issues , county council jobs like blocked roads running dogs , immigration most countries have a separate organization for that, courts collection agents, not to mention refereeing every pissy civil issue , the default setting in Ireland has always been sure call the gardai they well sort it out

incessant recording and re recording of information, pulse ims pems rsa tusla hse dpp gsoc etc etc etc

rampant political interference in policing local and nationally , do you really think helen has a clue what she is doing or is she just parroting what she is told be first leo then simon

an open naked hatred from drew harris of front line gardai and visa versa . moral is is the sh1tter and has been for about 5 or 6 years , access to easier and better jobs with more money and less stress . i ve been introduced to drew twice neither time he so much as offered an hand shake or acknowledgment of any kind , he has the manners of a dog but many many upper level managers do also

awful equipment and cars (electric patrol cars ffs) oppressive strangling choking oversight (now to include strapping a cctv camara onto everyone) zealous persecution by ambitious grubbers who want to be seen to step on a few heads on the way up.

poor numbers has the front line operating at the bare min all the time and holes covered over buy over time further exhausting those same people. 100 plus hours over time per month would not be unusual but i ve heard of people at 180 plus. and looking into a summer of violence and vitriol at protest's and public unrest with compulsory over time like next week for the football. no access to leave or time off unless out sick

sorry your pass post took so long, that is because the pass port office contact garda stations multiple times 10 to 15 a day to check the records kept there , if the numbers or names dont match t gets pulled and sent back

1500 hundred a week ? 6 grand a month ha haha 😂🤣🤣 good lad,

top of the wage scale after 20 years puts ya just over 700 a week .

Insurance companies , state bodies ,corporate private security not to mention nsw and westren oz . fire and prison service .

no one fought against random drug testing ya plonker ,it supported by gra and most honest gardai and still hasn't started

you havent a clue and just sprout bile and hatred coz its all some people can do , i forgot to ad having to deal with your sort of childish and uninformed crap

you understand that overtime and shift allowances are not a concept unique to AGS neither do they bring anyone's weekly wage to 1500 , and that as i already pointed out shortages are filled by the same people working extra hours, some times in crazy numbers. they should do this for free ?

30 years min now 35 years leaving some working front line roles 24 hour service until 60 plus.

your information re pensions and gratuity is about 10 years out of date . new entrants get some where between 7 and 9 grand a year after 30 years of state service. in and increasingly difficult and dangerous job with a near 100 percent change of getting assault and strong likely hood of getting hurt

how much do you think its worth given that the state invest less than one percent of gdp in keeping its people safe

Gardai who are Nearly approaching retirement age should be the Garda behind the desk. Then you get to keep the very Experienced Garda where he is needed and then you would have the younger guys out on the beat . This might do away with the "we have'nt got the manpower syndrome". End

The Garda Commissioner, the one deputy commissioner and a number of assistant Commissioners did not rise through the ranks, as none were gardai before their current position. Also, a number of chief superintendents were not gardai either.

here is just a few press articles about the retention crisis. Can't believe you haven't heard all about it.........

https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-daily-mail/20221021/281595244454560

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/over-500-members-left-an-garda-siochana-last-year-highest-number-in-five-years/a541006947.html

https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1022/1412228-gra-garda-resignations/

https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-recruitment-problems-resignations-trainees-5921165-Nov2022/

Nnothing to do with a 'commissioner who prosecutes the corrupt ones ' gardai have always been prosecuted. Drews 'new unit ' has only one case before the courts, but plenty of gardai are still prosecuted by other garda units.

What does a gender breakdown have to do with anything?

Or perhaps the retention crisis happened after they changed the terms and conditions for new recruits, and the pension benefits.........nothing to do with gender

once again , if you know so little why keep typing after being proved wrong again and again via links first hand experiences and common sense . drew doesn't prosecute any one he isn't even part of the many many over sight organizations, and his record for prosecuting gardai is poor at best . and quoting helen who has shown herself to be totally unsuitable and incapable of doing the job time after time is sort of worthless too

Yes. They do. You haven't a clue what you're talking about.

They've said that we'll have the portal next year. While timing might be an issue, they've no difficulty with the principle of this, after it being examined by some kind of working group.

Part of the problem is that I've really no idea no idea how many are prosecuted, because most Gardai don't let me know what happened. Some Gardai have confirmed that FCPNs were issued and paid. I've never had to go to Court, because I don't bother reporting to Gardai unless I have fairly clear obvious evidence, so most drivers do the smart thing and pay the fine and take the two points, rather than risking ending up with four points.