The difficulty of the garda fitness test is affecting recruitment efforts for the force, a Government TD has said.
Figures released by the Minister of Justice Simon Harris to Deputy Jim O'Callaghan show that as of early December, 55 candidates out of 315 had failed their Physical Competency Test (PCT) in 2022.
The Dublin Bay South TD said that the "unprecedented" budget of €2.14 billion allocated to An Garda Síochána this year enables ongoing recruitment of gardai, but the level of fitness test failures is "affecting the drive to boost falling garda numbers".
