592. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda Training Review Group will have its work concluded by July this year. [49332/26]

The Garda Training Review Group has been established to identify delivery options to increase the scale and capacity of high-quality education, training and continuous professional development in An Garda Síochána. This will help ensure that the skills needs of the organisation are met over the next decade.

A former Secretary General is Chair of the Group with senior officials representing the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, An Garda Síochána, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the Office of Public Works and the Higher Education Authority.

The Group met for the first time on 30 January and met eight times subsequently to progress its work. I received the final report from the Chair today (30 June) and will be considering its contents over the summer.