Sorca Clarke
Question:207. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda civilian staff recruited in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county in tabular form. [51697/21]
View answerWednesday, 20 October 2021
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As the Deputy will be aware, Garda numbers have increased substantially in recent years, from 12,943 Garda members and 1,999 Garda staff in 2016 to 14,345 Garda members and 3,172 staff at the end of September this year.
I am pleased to note that Budget 2022 commits to the further recruitment of an additional 800 Gardaí next year and to the recruitment of an additional 400 Garda staff.
The below table shows Garda staff recruited from 2018 to date, by each year and by county.
|
County / Year |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Grand Total |
|
Carlow |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
11 |
|
Cavan |
1 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
19 |
|
Clare |
6 |
20 |
9 |
8 |
43 |
|
Cork |
22 |
56 |
42 |
19 |
139 |
|
Donegal |
3 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
40 |
|
Dublin |
223 |
508 |
200 |
195 |
1126 |
|
Galway |
16 |
38 |
26 |
10 |
90 |
|
Kerry |
5 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
30 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
|
Kilkenny |
17 |
16 |
11 |
|
44 |
|
Laois |
2 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
5 |
|
1 |
7 |
|
Limerick |
11 |
28 |
20 |
13 |
72 |
|
Longford |
2 |
8 |
2 |
|
12 |
|
Louth |
7 |
15 |
11 |
|
33 |
|
Mayo |
43 |
49 |
32 |
37 |
161 |
|
Meath |
21 |
53 |
21 |
14 |
109 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
13 |
4 |
5 |
23 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
Roscommon |
5 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
24 |
|
Sligo |
5 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
26 |
|
Tipperary |
47 |
85 |
54 |
24 |
210 |
|
Waterford |
10 |
35 |
17 |
18 |
80 |
|
Westmeath |
2 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
25 |
|
Wexford |
6 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
33 |
|
Wicklow |
3 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
26 |
|
Grand Total |
468 |
1049 |
519 |
398 |
2434* |
*Figures include open recruitment, internal recruitment and mobility.
It may also be of interest to the Deputy that current and historical data of Garda Staff levels are available on the Department of Justice website at the following address - http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Garda_Staff