Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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661. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí as of 31 August 2017 or the latest date available, by rank and gender, in tabular form. [38538/17]

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 and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.

I am informed by the Commissioner, that as of the 31 July 2017, the latest date for which figures are readily available the number of Gardaí was 13,301.

I have requested the specific information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and I will write to him on receipt of same.