Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 756: 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. [31411/09]

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, for the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 14,564, including 831 probationer Gardaí who are in Phase IV of training.

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

Phase I 104

Phase II 223

Phase III 274

This makes a total strength of 15,165 of which 5.48% are probationer Gardaí and 3.96% are student Gardaí.