Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
1377. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of civilian staff who worked for An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40202/21]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 for the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. As Minister, I play no role in these independent functions.
For the Deputy's information, my Department publishes monthly updated figures on the Garda workforce, including Garda civilian staff levels, on the Department of Justice website at the following link: http://www.justice.ie/en/jelr/pages/an_garda_siochana_facts_and_figures
To be of assistance, I am advised that the following table provides the total Garda civilian staff numbers for the years requested. The figures have been rounded to take account of working arrangements such as Shorter Working Year and Job Share schemes.
|
Year |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021* |
|
Total |
2007 |
1999 |
2192 |
2430 |
2945 |
3112 |
3134 |
*Figures as at 30 June 2021, latest date for when information is available.
