An Garda Síochána

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Questions (226)

Alan Kelly

Question:

226. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the volume of retirements in An Garda Síochána whereby the gardaí in question had not served five years or more in the force in total, excluding training for the years 2016 to 2022, by year and county, in tabular form. [47616/22]

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Minister for Justice

I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 28 September 2022 where you asked:

‘To ask the Minister for Justice the volume of retirements in An Garda Síochána whereby the gardaí in question had not served five years or more in the force in total excluding training for the years 2016 to 2022, by year and county in tabular form.

As you will recall, I sought the information you requested from the Garda authorities and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand. I would also note that the question was clarified as relating to do departures of Gardaí irrespective of pensions received.

An Garda Síochána have provided me with the following table which outlines the number of departures in An Garda Síochána whereby the Gardaí in question had not served five years or more for 2016 to 2022 as of the 23 September, 2022.

Year	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	Total
Departures	60	45	45	40	25	9	12	236

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 management of retirements and succession planning for the organisation. As Minister, I have no direct role in such matters.

I trust that this has this has been of assistance.