Peadar Tóibín
Ceist:235. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who were assaulted while on active duty in each of the past ten years. [10685/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 11 February 2026
Ceisteanna (235)
Freagraí scríofa
We are immensely grateful to all our Gardaí for their outstanding dedication and commitment to serving the public and for the important role that they play in our society.
For the most part, the relationship between Gardaí and the public they serve is one built on trust and respect. We only have to look to the fact that An Garda Síochána is a largely unarmed, and yet hugely effective, community policing service.
An assault on a member of An Garda Síochána, a prison officer, a member of the fire brigade, ambulance personnel, or a member of the Defence Forces is already an offence under section 19 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994.
My predecessor increased the maximum penalty for such an offence from 7 years to 12 years.
Figures on the number of Gardaí assaulted on-duty between 2014 and 2024 remains the same as provided to the Deputy in Parliamentary Question No. 1940 of 29 July 2025.
The Deputy may be interested to know that use of force statistics are published on the Garda website. These include instances where a member of An Garda Síochána has been injured in a Use of Force incident. These reports cover the years 2020 up until September 2025 and are updated on a periodic basis. They can be found at the following link:
[www.garda.ie/en/information-centre/statistics/use-of-force-statistics-2025.html]