Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 566: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda strength and the number in training; the number of student and probationer gardaí as a percentage of the total Garda numbers; the number in each phase of training at Templemore College, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11820/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the attested personnel strength of An Garda Síochána on 31 January 2009, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 14,391, including 825 probationer Gardaí who are in Phase IV of training.

In addition, the number of students in training as of the same date was as follows:

Phase I — 211

Phase II — 565

Phase III — 269

As a percentage probationer Gardaí represent 5.7% of the total attested strength while student Gardaí will add a further 7.3% to the total strength.