Publicans and taxi drivers are reportedly among a list of professions that will be barred from joining the proposed garda reserve.
Reports this morning said the two were among a wide-ranging list of professions that Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy wanted barred from the 4,000-strong reserve.
Others on the list include nightclub owners, bookmakers, solicitors, auctioneers, court staff, private detectives, security guards and active members of political parties.
The holders of any licence issued by the courts, the Revenue Commissioners or the Gardaí will also be excluded.