Garda representative body quiet on plans to boost power of Garda reserves

Recruitment to the Garda Reserve has been paused since the end of 2018 following a recommendation of the Commission on the Future of Policing, which called for a major review of it. File photo: Brian Gavin

The largest garda staff body has declined to comment on plans by Garda HQ to examine giving trained volunteers in the Garda Reserve the authority to operate independently.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) said the reservists were not members of their association and that it did not want to comment at this time.