Outrage over Garda post on JobBridge scheme

The new Garda chief is facing demands to withdraw an “outrageous” advertisement for a qualified human rights assistant on the controversial JobBridge scheme.

The 40-hour-a-week role requires a college degree or diploma, a human rights qualification, and pays €50 a week on top of dole payments.

Padraig MacLochlainn TD, Sinn Féin’s justice spokesman, said that it was “unreal” that the force would try to fill an important role “on the cheap”.