STOP THE COP CUTS SUNDAY WORLD23rd Jan 2012 “Welcome to An Garda Siochana in 2012. A force mired deep in a crisis .. By the end of next month at least 298
officers, each with at least 30 years experience, will jump from the sinking ship....” Read full article >here
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TAXATION OF ALLOWANCES03.01.12 The Revenue Commissioners have decided a range of Garda Allowances should be taxable from 01/01/12 & recommend changes
to the Garda Doctor of Choice Scheme.> Details here
SHOULD ALL GARDAI BE ARMED? In a recent survey on the Colm Hayes Show RTE2FM
19/01/12"Should every Garda on the street carry a gun?" 84% of public polled said Yes. Listen to Podcast >here
3 MOBILE - EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS for GRA Members > here
BASEBALL CAPS The GRA welcomes the decision of 31/01/12 re the issue of baseball caps to specific
members as it has campaigned for this on the grounds of safety.
Cuts Impact Frontline Services RTE Radio 1: Mon 07.11.11 Damien McCarthy sets out how Garda frontline services are being impacted
by cutbacks. Listen to the RTE interview here > Resources Cut/State Visits |Newstalk 23.11.11
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MEMBERS EBS MORTGAGES New Financial Statement for GRA members getting into difficulty with EBS Mortgage Payments. Download the Financial Statement or view the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) >here
New Pensions Bill For current
serving or retired members the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme) and Remuneration Bill allows the Minister to alter the method of applying increases in their Pensions to one based on the CPI as above. View Submission on the Bill>here
GARDA PENSIONS PRE/POST FEBR. 2012 - NAT RECOVERY PLAN 2011-2014 - allows for Extension of the "grace
period" under which pensions are calculated by reference to pre - cuts rates of public service pay until the end of February 2012 - Average reduction of 4% in Pensions of existing Public Service
Pensioners and those Public Servants who retire prior to end February 2012 - As a result, a built-in reduction in Gratuity & in Pension on an ongoing basis for Public Servants who retire after end
February 2012, as compared to those who retire before then. >View examples of Pensions for members retiring Pre/Post 29th February 2012 > Details of National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014
GRA condemns freezE Damien McCarthy condemned the Govt decision to ban new recruits for the next two years. 126 Gardaí graduated on 16th June last He said the force has been decimated in the last 2
years. >here
PAY-CUTS IN BUDGET 2010 View effects of cuts in Budget 2010 on Garda Pay & Allowances > here View effect of Budget (No. 2) 1st May 2009 >here
CUTS IN NET PAY SEPT ‘08 - JAN ‘11 Reductions imposed on net pay from 1st September 2008 to 1st January 2011 at various points on scale due to Income
Levy, Pension Levy, U.S.C, and increased taxation >here
BUDGET 2011 - NET PAY SCALES View sample effects of Budget 2011 of Tax Increases, Universal Social Charge and other deductions on each of the Garda Pay Scales >here
