Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
An Garda Síochána
Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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894. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in County Clare currently on leave for medical reasons; the length of time each member has been on leave; the anticipated date of their return to duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48466/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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895. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of An Garda Síochána stationed in County Clare that have retired over the past five years, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48467/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below outlines the number of Garda retirements (including voluntary, compulsory and cost neutral early retirements) in the Clare / Tipperary Garda Division between 2020 and 2025, as of 31 August 2025.
Clare / Tipperary | GD | SG | IN | SU | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
2021 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
2022 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
2023 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2025 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Total | 51 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 73 |
Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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896. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of An Garda Síochána that have been deployed to County Clare over the past five years, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48468/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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An Garda Síochána publishes data on the allocation of Gardaí by Division, Station, and rank. This can be found at the following link: www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/human-resources-and-people-development/garda-hr-directorate/garda-strength-breakdown-2025/.
The Deputy should select the Garda Workforce figures for July and access the file titled “Garda members by Division District Station 2009 to 31 July 2025” for a breakdown of Gardaí by Garda station going back to 2009.
The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution and stationing of Garda personnel throughout the State under Section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions.
Since the completion of the roll out of the Garda Operating Model to all 21 Garda Divisions earlier this year, Garda Divisions are the primary geographic breakdown of the service and the term 'District' is no longer in operational use. The published information still retains the term 'district' for ease of comparison with historical data.
Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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897. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of An Garda Síochána stationed in County Clare expected to retire over the next four years, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48469/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
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