Bernard Durkan
Question:598. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí due to retire for any reason in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16718/22]
View answerTuesday, 29 March 2022
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I have requested the information the Deputy is seeking from An Garda Síochána, however, the information was not on hand in time. I will write to the Deputy again once the information is received from the Garda Authorities.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 29 March 2022 where you sought: “The number of Gardaí due to retire for any reason in 2022.”
As you will recall, I had sought the information you requested from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand. I have received a report from the Garda authorities and the information requested is outlined below.
In accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, which includes the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands, including deployment of personnel among the Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in the matter.
The Commissioner is also responsible for all internal HR management issues within An Garda Síochána, which includes management of retirements and succession planning for the organisation.
I have been advised by the Garda authorities that, as of the 28 March 2022, there are 186 Garda members who have retired or submitted their application to retire in 2022. These figures include Voluntary and Compulsory Retirements only.
There are also an additional 52 members who are due to retire on a Compulsory Retirement basis to year end. Therefore, the figure of known retirements for 2022 is currently 238.
It should be noted that these figures are operational and subject to change. Additionally, retirement figures may fluctuate based on when individual members who qualify for Voluntary Retirement decide to apply to the Commissioner for retirement. It is not possible to provide a prediction of the number of members who may exercise this choice in any given year.