Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 October 2025
27. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned in each district of Cork north central constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53636/25]
View answerI am 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.
The Garda Vote in Budget 2026 includes unprecedented funding of over €2.59 billion which will support the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff.
An Garda Síochána is not aligned operationally to Dáil Constituency boundaries and, as a result, figures by constituency are not available.
As of 31 August 2025, the most recent figures available, there are 663 Garda members in the Cork City Division and 617 Garda members in the Cork County Division.
In the interest of transparency, An Garda Síochána publish information in relation to the number of active members by Division and Station which is publicly available and can be found at the following link:
www.garda.ie/garda/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and-people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-breakdown-2025/garda-strength-breakdown-2025.html
The Deputy should select August 2025 and then select the file titled “Garda Members by Division District Station 2009 to 31st August 2025” for a breakdown of active members of An Garda Síochána in Cork.
It should be noted that, with the completion of the roll-out of the Garda Operating Model to all Garda Divisions, stations are now aligned to Community Engagement Functional Areas. The term 'district' is no longer in operational use.
