Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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745. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of student gardaí that left the service before their attestation in the past 20 years; the number of gardaí that left the force before reaching 50 years of age in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27103/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources.

I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that number of student Gardaí that left An Garda Síochána before attestation for the period 1997 to date is 63.

I am further informed that the number of members who left An Garda Síochána before reaching 50 years of age for the period 1997 to date is 1,109.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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746. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí discharged from the force on grounds of incapacitation due to injury received in the execution of duty without fault to the member in the past 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27104/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including personnel matters relating to members of An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.

I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Gardaí who have departed from An Garda Síochána owing to medical discharge, including ordinary ill-health retirement and injury on duty (special ill-health retirement) was 451 during the period from 1 January 1992 to 6 May 2017.

I am further informed that it is not possible to provide the specific information requested regarding the number of medical discharges due to injury on duty as it is not readily available and would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources to collate.