Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
1051. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Kerry Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Garda officers who retired from Meath east Garda stations in the same period, in tabular form. [1934/25]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the distribution of Garda members between the different Garda units and Divisions. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
The 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. I was pleased to secure unprecedented funding of over €2.48 billion for this year, a 27% increase since 2020 which is supporting the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff.
The table below has been provided to me by the Garda authorities and outlines the number of Garda members assigned to Kerry Garda division in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and October 2024, the latest date figures are available.
|
Division |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
October 2024 |
|
Kerry |
351 |
351 |
345 |
336 |
340 |
I am advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of Gardaí in Kerry who have left the force could not be fully provided within the required timeframe.
In the interest of transparency, information in relation to to the allocation of Garda Members by Division, District, and Station 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 October from An Garda Síochána which have been published on the website.
www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/
For the Deputy’s information, detailed statistics relating to retirements are publicly available and can be found in the Garda Commissioner reports to the Policing Authority on the Garda website at the following link: Commissioner's Monthly Reports to Policing Authority - Garda
