Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45339/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I am committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to fight crime and a strengthened, well-resourced Garda organisation is central to this policy.

The Garda Vote in Budget 2025 saw unprecedented funding of over €2.48 billion for this year, a 27% increase since 2020 which is supporting the continued recruitment of Gardaí and staff.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that as of 31 July 2025, the latest date for when figures are available, there was a total of 14,254 Gardaí nationwide.

In addition, 154 probationer Gardaí attested from the Garda College on 22 August.

In the interest of transparency, An Garda Síochána publish information in relation to the number of active members by Division and Station which is publicly available and can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/garda/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and-people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-breakdown-2025/garda-strength-breakdown-2025.html

The Deputy should select the file titled “Garda Members by Division District Station 2009 to 31st July 2025” for a breakdown of active members of An Garda Síochána.