Matt Carthy
Question:698. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54935/25]
View answerTuesday, 14 October 2025
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I 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 €2.59 billion which will support the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff.
At the end of August, the total Garda personnel strength stood at over 18,000, which included 14,369 Garda Members, 3,494 Staff, and 296 Reserves.
In the interest of transparency, An Garda Síochána publish information in relation to resources which is publicly available and can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and-people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-breakdown-2025/
The Deputy should select the Garda Workforce figures for August 2025 (the latest date for when information is published), and access the file titled “Garda Members by Division 2006 to 31st August 2025 ” for a breakdown of the current number of members of An Garda Síochána by Division.