Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 January 2026
737. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Gardaí in the State at present, and in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4006/26]
View answerThe Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána under Section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, which includes the distribution and stationing of Garda personnel throughout the State.
The latest published data shows that the overall Garda workforce includes 14,462 Garda members, 3,486 staff and 308 reserves.
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 €2.74 billion which will support the continued recruitment of Garda members and staff.
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 the latest month and access the file titled “Garda Workforce Strength 2006 to the latest date” for a breakdown of total Gardaí numbers going back to 2006.
