Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 March 2026
198. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of employees in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22880/26]
View answer199. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together.
The staffing breakdown as of the end of December 2025, as requested by the Deputy can be found at the link below. The staffing numbers are broken into two tabs. The first tab accounts for my Department and the agencies within the Justice Vote (Vote 24) for which my Department provides HR services. The second tab accounts for the remaining agencies in Vote 24 and agencies that make up the wider Justice Vote.
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 distribution and stationing of Garda personnel throughout the State.
I am informed that, as of 31 December 2025, the overall Garda workforce, which includes Gardaí, civilian staff and Reserves was 18,032. This included 14,425 Garda members, 3,505 staff and 308 Reserves.
Further information, including a breakdown of Garda personnel assigned by Division and Station, is published online here: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and-people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-breakdown-2026/garda-strength-breakdown-2026.html
Department and Vote 24 HR agencies and Justice Vote agencies
