Vol. 502 No. 1
169 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total strength of the Garda force; if he will give a breakdown of the gender, rank and age and the likely increase in numbers over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7339/99]
182 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of women in the Garda; if he will give this figure as a percentage of the total force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7407/99]
185 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/99]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 169, 182 and 185 together.
The programme for Government contains a commitment to increase the strength of the force to 12,000. It is planned to achieve this by the end of 2002 and recruitment to meet this target is ongoing. The current strength of the force (as at 5 March 1 999) is 11,185. The projected strength of the force at the end of 1999 is approximately 11,500 and at the end of 2000 approximately 11,800.
|
Rank |
Male |
Average Age |
Female |
Average Age |
|
Commissioner |
1 |
53 |
– |
– |
|
D/Commissioner |
2 |
56 |
– |
– |
|
A/Commissioner |
10 |
56 |
– |
– |
|
C/Superintendent |
46 |
54 |
– |
– |
|
Superintendent |
165 |
52 |
3 |
48 |
|
Inspector |
258 |
46 |
5 |
41 |
|
Sergeant |
1,786 |
43 |
75 |
38 |
|
Gardaí |
7,824 |
38 |
1,010 |
31 |
|
Total |
10,092 |
1,093 |
