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International service.
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51.— (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Garda Commissioner shall assign eligible members of the Garda Síochána in such numbers and of such rank as the Government may determine for service outside the State—
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(a) to carry out duties of a police character with an international organisation, or
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(b) to advise others on, or to monitor their performance of, such duties.
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(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Garda Commissioner may assign eligible members of the Garda Síochána for service outside the State—
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(a) to carry out liaison duties with Europol or, subject to the agreement of the Government, with a law enforcement agency of a state other than the State, or
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(b) on secondment to an international organisation with the consent of the Minister.
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(3) An eligible member may be assigned under this section only for the period specified by the member in his or her offer to be available for international service.
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(4) This Act, the regulations, and the Garda Síochána Compensation Acts 1941 and 1945 continue to apply to members while on international service.
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(5) Nothing in this section prevents members of the Garda Síochána stationed in the State from travelling outside the State in the course of carrying out their duties.
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