Garda Síochána Act 2005
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Civilian staff. |
19.— (1) The Garda Commissioner may appoint such numbers of persons as civilian staff of the Garda Síochána as may be approved by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance. | |
(2) The Garda Commissioner shall determine the grades of civilian staff and the numbers in each grade in the categories of professional, administrative and specialist staff, as may be approved by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance. | ||
(3) A member of civilian staff of the Garda Síochána is a civil servant of the Government. | ||
(4) The Garda Commissioner is the appropriate authority (within the meaning of the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956 and the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996) in relation to civilian staff of the Garda Síochána. | ||
(5) Every member of the staff of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform designated by order of the Minister for the purposes of this section shall, on being so designated, be transferred to and become a member of the civilian staff of the Garda Síochána. | ||
(6) Before making an order for the purpose of 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, any representations made by that trade union or staff association in relation to the matter. | ||
(7) Schedule 2 has effect in relation to staff transferred under this section. |