Vol. 417 No. 5
22 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the force for each year since 1987; the number by rank of, (a) sergeant, (b) inspector and (c) superintendent in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The information sought in the question is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Numbers at 31 December.
|
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
31/1/1992 |
|
|
Sergeant |
1,822 |
1,703 |
1,640 |
1,788 |
1,781 |
1,819 |
|
Inspector |
231 |
199 |
210 |
226 |
229 |
242 |
|
Superintendent |
155 |
146 |
159 |
154 |
157 |
157 |
|
Total strength |
11,061 |
10,702 |
10,425 |
10,556 |
10,736 |
10,821 |
