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05
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2019

Comórtais roimhe seo an Gharda Síochána

Chief Superintendent Competition 2019

Chief Superintendent Competition 2019

The Policing Authority has completed a selection competition for the purpose of making appointments to the rank of Chief Superintendent in the Garda Síochána. The competition was announced on the Policing Authority website on 8 August 2019. Officers with at least two years at the rank of Inspector in the Garda Síochána or the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were eligible to apply.

The competition was carried out in accordance with the Authority's functions under section 13 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 relating to appointments to the ranks of Assistant Commissioner, Chief Superintendent and Superintendent, the governing regulations and the Authority’s Statement of Practice for the competition.

The Authority established a panel of candidates based on the Order of Merit determined by the Selection Board for this competition at its meeting of 27 November 2019.

A total of 57 applications were received with a breakdown by gender and organisation as follows:

Applications for Chief Superintendent in the Garda Síochána Competition 2019
By Gender
No. of Applicants
By Employing Organisation
No. of Applicants
Male
50
Garda Síochána
56
Female
7
PSNI
1
Total
57
Total
57

 

Information about the application process is set out in the ‘Candidate Information Booklet’ for the competition which includes the job specification, the process for the section competition, details on how to apply and the Terms and Conditions for the competition.

The Candidate Information Booklet and Application Form are available below.

 

Policing Authority’s Statement of Practice and Underlying Regulations

The “Garda Síochána Act 2005 (Appointments to the ranks of Assistant Commissioner, Chief Superintendent, and Superintendent) Regulations 2016” which are available by clicking the following link www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/641/made/en/print.

This competition was undertaken in accordance with the practices set out in the Policing Authority’s “Statement of Practice for the conduct of a selection competition for appointment to the rank of Chief Superintendent in the Garda Síochána” which is available below.

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