Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the number of Gardaí eligible to retire in 2013; the expected number of retirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2067/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Members of An Garda Síochána may retire on a voluntary basis once they have reached 50 years of age and have accrued 30 years of service. Members must retire on compulsory age grounds when they reach the age of 60. As most gardaí take voluntary retirement ahead of their compulsory retirement age, it is not possible to predict with any certainty the number of gardaí who will leave the Force during the course of any year. The following table shows the number of voluntary retirements so far notified for 2013, although this is not a basis for forecasting the likely number of retirements: