Jim O'Callaghan
Question:662. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí recruited since 2014; and the gender breakdown of same. [38539/17]
View answerMonday, 11 September 2017
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As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
I am informed by the Commissioner, that since the reopening of the Garda College in September 2014, almost 1,200 recruits have attested as members of An Garda Síochána and been assigned to Garda stations nationwide.
I have requested the specific information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and I will write to him on receipt of same.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A:
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 662 for answer on Monday 11 September 2017 the text of which was as follows:
"To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardai recruited since 2014; and the gender breakdown of same"
At the time I responded that I would request information from the Garda Commissioner on the specific query raised by the Deputy and that I would write to the Deputy on receipt of same.
I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that since recruitment to the Garda College recommenced in September 2014 a total of 1809 new Garda Recruits have entered the college. The gender breakdown of these Recruits is as set out in the following table:
|
Male |
1,357 |
|
Female |
452 |
|
Total |
1,809 |
I hope that this information is of assistance