Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
746. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí discharged from the force on grounds of incapacitation due to injury received in the execution of duty without fault to the member in the past 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27104/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for carrying on and managing and controlling generally the administration and business of An Garda Síochána including personnel matters relating to members of An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter.
I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Gardaí who have departed from An Garda Síochána owing to medical discharge, including ordinary ill-health retirement and injury on duty (special ill-health retirement) was 451 during the period from 1 January 1992 to 6 May 2017.
I am further informed that it is not possible to provide the specific information requested regarding the number of medical discharges due to injury on duty as it is not readily available and would require a disproportionate amount of Garda time and resources to collate.
