Peadar Tóibín
Question:814. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who took early retirement in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [47768/23]
View answerTuesday, 7 November 2023
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes all internal HR Garda matters and the recruitment and retention of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in this matter.
The following table, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of Gardaí who availed of early retirements in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023. Cost Neutral Early Retirements allow a member who has reached the age of fifty with less than the minimum thirty years’ service to retire early with a reduced pension and gratuity.
Early Retirements as of 31 October 2023
|
Year |
Number |
|
2023 |
>10 |
|
2022 |
>10 |
|
2021 |
>10 |
|
2020 |
>10 |
|
2019 |
>10 |
|
2018 |
>10 |
|
Total |
19 |
As the Deputy may already be aware, exact data is not released by An Garda Síochána for counts less than 10 for data protection reasons.