Peadar Tóibín
Question:670. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí recruited in each of the past 24 months, in tabular form. [71359/25]
View answerTuesday, 16 December 2025
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Getting more Gardaí on our streets to improve community safety and to prevent and detect crime is my first priority as Minister. This Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, and I was very pleased to secure unprecedented funding in Budget 2026 of €2.59 billion to support recruitment and staffing.
Recruitment into An Garda Síochána is now gathering real momentum. Overall, 794 trainees have entered the Garda College this year, the highest number since 2018. There was also significant interest in two Garda recruitment competitions, with over 11,100 people applying to join An Garda Síochána in 2025. This demonstrates that there is a strong and sustained interest in a career as a Garda amongst the public.
In the interest of transparency, An Garda Síochána publishes information in relation to the allocation of Gardaí nationally. This includes a breakdown of Probationer Gardaí assigned by Division and training station nationwide, and this 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 most recently available date and then select the file titled ‘Allocation of Probationer Garda by Division and Station to the most recent date" to access a breakdown of Garda members.
A total of 1218 Gardaí have attested from the Garda College in 2024 and 2025 (including the most recent November attestation).