Pa Daly
Ceist:424. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of trainees, actual and projected, who have attested into the gardaí in each of the years 2020 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [19502/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 25 April 2023
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the recruitment, training and deployment of Garda members. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
I can however assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs, which is reflected in an allocation of over €2 billion in Budget 2023.
This level of funding will provide a steady pipeline of new Gardaí in the coming years, supporting the recruitment of up to 1,000 Gardaí and 400 additional Garda staff this year, with new recruits to enter the Garda College approximately every 11 weeks.
The below table, furnished to me by the Garda authorities, gives figures for the number of Garda Trainees who started in the Garda College for the years requested. There after the recruit must undertake Phase 1 successfully before they are attested.
|
Year |
Number of new Gardaí recruited |
|
2020 |
275 |
|
2021 |
385 |
|
2022 |
116 |
|
2023 |
135 (First intake out of five this year) |
Please note that this information is based upon operational data which has been provided by An Garda Síochána and may be liable to change.
I am advised by the Garda authorities that Phase 1 takes around 6 months to complete.
I am also advised that due to the gap from recruitment to attestation, it is often the case that a person would be recruited in one year and attest the following year.
The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, outlines the number of new Gardaí attested in each of the past four years and to date in 2023.
|
Year |
Probationer Gardaí |
|
2020 |
522 |
|
2021 |
148 |
|
2022 |
369 |
|
2023 |
24 |
Please note that this information is based upon operational data which has been provided by An Garda Síochána and may be liable to change.
In the interest of transparency, Garda workforce figures are published on gov.ie and regularly updated by my Department, from information supplied by the Garda Authorities. The allocation of Probationer Gardaí, who have attested from the Garda College, up to the end of January 2023 can be found at the following link:www.gov.ie/en/publication/7c2e6-probationer-gardai/.