Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2026
830. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations currently in operation; their public opening hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9984/26]
View answer838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations that currently open on a full-time and part-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9992/26]
View answer839. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda Stations which are currently assigned zero or one Garda on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9993/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 830, 838 and 839 together.
The Government is 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.
Currently, An Garda Síochána has over 560 Garda stations throughout the country.
It should be noted that An Garda Síochána do not police on a station basis, but rather on a Divisional basis and see stations as locations within communities for people to attend, and for resources to be accommodated. Policing for an area is delivered using all resources in a Community Engagement Area and supported by Divisional resources and units.
Details of opening hours for all stations are available on the Garda Station Directory at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/contact-us/station-directory/
In relation to Garda stations which are not open to the public on a 24/7 basis, telephone calls to a station during periods of closure are automatically routed to the nearest 24-hour station in the Community Engagement Area.
In cases of emergency, any person should call the 999 or 112 emergency service for an urgent Garda response.
The 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 allocation and deployment of Garda resources throughout the state.
Information in relation to the allocation of Gardaí by Division, Station and rank, 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 current month and access the file titled “Garda Members by Division District Station 2009 to the most recent date” for a breakdown of total Gardaí numbers by Garda station going back to 2009.
