Thomas Gould
Question:335. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that graduated from Templemore five years ago and one year ago that are still employed by An Garda Síochána. [15537/22]
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The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, with the unprecedented allocation provided in Budget 2022 of more than €2 billion. This includes funding for the recruitment of up to an additional 800 Garda members and up to 400 Garda staff. It should be noted that many of the Garda members to be recruited will be drawn from the recent Garda recruitment campaign. I am advised that there was a strong interest, with over 10,000 applications received.
For the Deputy's information, below is the number of Gardaí attested in the years 2017 and 2021, including the number of those who continue to be employed within the force as on 21/03/2022.
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2017 |
2021 |
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Number attested |
883 |
148 |
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Number employed as on 21/03/2022 |
828 |
143 |