Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 December 2025
335. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to the Garda dog unit as of 10 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72838/25]
View answerThe Garda Dog Unit is based at Kilmainham Garda Station, in the Dublin Metropolitan Region and has a national remit. It operates under the direction and control of Assistant Commissioner, Organised and Serious Crime and the operational strategic control of Detective Chief Superintendent, Operational Support Services.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that as of September 2025, the latest date for which figures were available from An Garda Síochána, there is one Sergeant and nine Gardaí attached to the Garda Dog Unit.
