Written answers
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Department of Justice and Equality
Garda Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women who are currently members of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which this number, as a percentage of the total force, has as fluctuated annually over the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35726/15]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by the Garda Commissioner that the information sought by the Deputy is as set out in the following table.
Strength of An Garda Síochána
Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | *2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strength | 14,412 | 14,547 | 14,377 | 13,894 | 13,424 | 13,159 | 12,799 | 12,799 |
Female | 3,130 | 3,402 | 3,446 | 3,402 | 3,363 | 3,335 | 3,306 | 3,319 |
% | 21.7% | 23.4% | 24% | 24.5% | 25.1% | 25.3% | 25.8% | 25.9% |
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