Members of An Garda Síochána may retire on a voluntary basis once they have reached 50 years of age and have accrued 30 years service. Members must retire on compulsory age grounds on reaching the age of 60.
In actual fact, most Gardaí take voluntary retirement ahead of their compulsory retirement age and it is not possible to predict with any certainty the number of Gardaí who will leave the Force during the course of any one year.
The table shows the number of voluntary retirements in the Dublin Metropolitan Region so far notified for the next 6 months (although this is not a basis for forecasting the likely number of retirements).
District
|
Insp
|
Sgt
|
Gda
|
Total
|
Harcourt Sq
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
DMR North
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
DMR West
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
DMR South
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Garda HQ
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Total
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
6
|