Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí recruited for each station in the County Cork from January to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52435/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented budget of over €2 billion for 2022 and €2.14 billion for 2023. Since 2016 the budget for An Garda Síochána has increased by approximately €586m, or 38%.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below, which has been provided to me by the Garda authorities, sets out the number of Probationer Gardaí assigned to County Cork from January 2022 up to most recent attestation of 8 July 2022.

There have been no Probationer Gardaí assigned to Cork West Division in 2022 to date.

For the Deputy's information, detailed statistics on Garda workforce numbers are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/bd777-an-garda-siochana-your-police-service-some-facts-and-figures/.