Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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546. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda graduates from Templemore in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the district they were first posted to, in tabular form. [24363/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.

I can, however, assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, which is reflected in an allocation of over €2 billion in Budget 2023.

This level of funding provides for a steady pipeline of new Gardaí in the coming years, supporting the recruitment of up to 1,000 Gardaí and 400 additional Garda staff this year, with new recruits to enter the Garda College approximately every 11 weeks.

The table at the link below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of new Gardaí attested by Division and Station since 2015 and to date in 2023.

Please note that this information is based upon operational data which has been provided by An Garda Síochána and may be liable to change.

In the interest of transparency, Garda workforce figures are published on gov.ie and regularly updated by my Department, from information supplied by the Garda Authorities. The allocation of Probationer Gardaí, who have attested from the Garda College, up to the end of January 2023 can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/7c2e6-probationer-gardai/.