Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 October 2024
263. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of new recruits to An Garda Síochána approved each year from 2016 to date; the number of these who completed training each year; the number assigned to the Mayo division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43694/24]
View answerThe Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to fight crime and a strengthened, well-resourced Garda organisation is central to this policy. This is reflected in the unprecedented allocation of over €2.48 billion to An Garda Síochána, a 27% increase since 2020. This funding allows for the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff.
The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business under Section 26 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), including the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff.
Since the reopening of the Garda college in September 2014 a total of 4,824 Garda members have attested and have been allocated to Garda stations nationwide. This includes the 430 probationers who have attested to date this year.
The table below sets out the number of trainees who entered the Garda college in 2016 and up to September 2024.
|
Year |
No of Trainees Commenced Training |
|
2016 |
651 |
|
2017 |
811 |
|
2018 |
799 |
|
2019 |
603 |
|
2020 |
275 |
|
2021 |
380 |
|
2022 |
116 |
|
2023 |
746 |
|
2024 |
468 |
|
Total |
4849 |
I am further advised that the table below sets out the number of probationer Garda members assigned to Mayo for each year since 2016.
|
- |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|
MAYO |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
In the interest of transparency, information in relation to the allocation of Probationer Gardaí by Division and Station breakdown is publicly available and can be found at the following link. I can also advise the Deputy that I have received the most recent figures for the attestation on 20 September 2024 from An Garda Síochána which has been published on the website.
www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/ .
