Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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662. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí recruited since 2014; and the gender breakdown of same. [38539/17]

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 since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, almost 1,200 recruits have attested as members of An Garda Síochána and been assigned to Garda stations nationwide.

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