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What are the duties of a Garda Reserve?

The Garda Commissioner has determined that the duties of a Garda Reserve member shall include the following: a) Station duty, other than the care and custody of prisoners b) Station orderly c) Communications Room duty, to include monitoring CCTV d) Foot patrol, accompanied by a member of the full-time Garda service e) Static security duty f) Road Traffic checkpoint duties, accompanied by a full-time member g) Issue of FCPS notices where offences are detected h) Serving summonses i) Duty at the outer cordon of major events such as festivals and major sporting events j) Assisting in the event of accidents, fires and major emergencies k) Giving evidence in court l) Community / neighbourhood policing.