Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána as of the 1 January 2012; if he will provide the numbers in the force for each of the previous ten years [44006/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána at the end of each year from 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2011 was as set out in the following table:

The Deputy will appreciate that these figures are compiled on an end of month basis.