An Garda Síochána

Thursday, 30 November 2023

Questions (437)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

437. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently on sick leave per Garda district; if a breakdown of how many Gardaí on sick leave due to work related causes is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53041/23]

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Minister for Justice

I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Unfortunately, the information was not received in time. I will contact the Deputy directly once the information is to hand.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 30 November 2023 where you sought “To ask the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently on sick leave per Garda district; if a breakdown of how many Gardaí on sick leave due to work related causes is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter.”

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.

As you will also appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for all HR matters relating to personnel within An Garda Síochána, including management of sick leave. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the number of Garda members who are recorded as being on sick leave on the 28 November 2023. I am further informed that the figures are reflective of a point in time.

Division		Garda Members currently on sick leave as of 28.11.2023
Ordinary Illness	Injury on Duty
Cavan/Monaghan	13	*
Clare/Tipperary	53	22
Commissioners Office	*	*
Community Relations	*	-
Cork City	27	*
Cork North	12	*
Cork West	15	*
D.M.R. Eastern	23	*
D.M.R. North Central	30	*
D.M.R. Northern	33	*
D.M.R. South Central	34	*
D.M.R. Southern	17	*
D.M.R. Western	40	12
DMR Traffic Division	*	*
Donegal	28	11
G.B.F.I	*	-
G.N.C.C.B.	-	*
G.N.D.O.C.B.	*	*
G.N.E.C.B.	*	-
G.N.I.B.	*	-
G.N.P.S.B.	-	*
Galway	26	*
Garda National Technical Bureau	*	-
Kerry	20	*
Kildare	22	*
Kilkenny/Carlow	18	*
Laois/Offaly	17	10
Legal Affairs	-	*
Liaison & Protection	*	-
Limerick	27	14
Louth	17	*
Mayo/Roscommon/Longford	34	19
Meath/Westmeath	26	10
Operational Support Unit	*	*
S.T.O.C.	*	*
Security & Intelligence	*	-
Sligo/Leitrim	16	*
Special Detective Unit	*	*
Training & Development	12	*
Waterford	14	*
Wexford	13	10
Wicklow	*	*
Grand Total	626	202

Sick Leave Statistics as recorded on SAMS and reported @ 28.11.2023

Please note that any figures under 10 have been denoted as *

I am advised that there are a number of members who are absent on a longer term basis resulting from an injury on duty; these are under regular review with the Garda Occupational Health Service which includes an assessment for medical discharge as may be appropriate.

I trust this information is of assistance.