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Garda HR Directorate

Athlumney HouseThe Directorate is responsible for most of the administrative and transactional HR functions for all Garda members and Garda staff. Among the HR functions administered in Athlumney House are pay & pensions; sick leave and other leave schemes; records, data protection and file management; and administration and statistics. In addition, the HR Directorate plays a leading role in other civilian HR matters such as resource management, discipline and industrial relations. 

The Garda Commissioner is the appropriate authority for Garda staff. Apart from the administrative support duties in Garda Stations and offices, Garda staff are involved in the provision of essential roles in a wide range of managerial, professional, technical and industrial functions. Civilianisation has also enabled the establishment or expansion of some vital services which are wholly or largely provided by Garda staff – including the Garda National Immigration Bureau, the Garda Information Services Centre, the Garda Central Vetting Unit, the Fixed Charge Processing Office and the Communications Centre.

Garda and Garda Staff Numbers

The Garda strength as at 31 May  2025 stood at 14,198 (13,991.5 WTE) and the Garda staff strength as at 31 May 2025 stood at 3,507 (3,507 WTE). A full breakdown by rank and grade is outlined under the tables 'Garda Numbers' and 'Garda Staff Numbers'. 

  • Work continues on resourcing additional and new Garda staff posts based upon prior sanctions for recruitment received from the Policing Authority.
  • The Workforce Plan is continuing to be refined and revised in consultation with the Policing Authority and Departments of Justice and Equality and Public Expenditure & Reform who are anxious to ensure the visibility of the Garda Reassignment Initiative and progress on the workforce modernisation agenda.

Please note the footnotes on each table which identify that the information provided is reflective of that information available to the Garda HR Directorate at a point in time and may vary due to operational requirements. Consequently, please be aware that figures provided are current as of the table's date and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Find a further Strength Breakdown for 2025 here.

Garda numbers as on the 31 May 2025
RANK END OF LAST MONTH ATTESTED CAREER BREAK - END CAREER BREAK - START RETIREMENTS ETC.  NET CHANGE (includes all movement including promotions etc.) TOTAL AT END OF MONTH
Commissioner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Deputy Commissioner 2 0 0 0 1 0 2
Assistant Commissioner 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Chief Superintendent 48 0 0 0 0 0 48
Superintendent 164 0 0 0 0 0 164
Inspector 479 0 0 0 0 0 479
Sergeant 2,204 0 0 0 0 0 2,204
Garda 11,293 0 0 0 0 0

11,293
Total 14,198 0 0 0 0 0 14,198
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 28
Work-Sharing**

33.5
Secondments (Overseas etc) 46
Maternity Leave 55
Unpaid Maternity Leave 32
Paternity Leave 12
Available Strength on 31/05/25 13,991.5

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 84 full time members

Garda Staff as at 31 May 2025
TOTAL

3,507

# Figures provided are current as of the above dates and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Garda Numbers by Division as on 31 May 2025
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Comm D/Com A/Com C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
DMR Office 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 10
EAST 0 0 0 1 4 11 42 280 338
NORTH 0 0 0 1 6 21 92 653 773
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 17 95 566 684
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 3 18 69 457 548
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 6 23 90 605 725
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 77 90
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 5 20 91 631 748
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 32 115 489 3,271 3,913

Divisions other than DMR as on 31 May 2025
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 0 0 0 2 6 18 117 515 658
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 19 112 524 663
CORK COUNTY 0 0 0 1 5 17 103 490 616
DONEGAL 0 0 0 1 3 13 61 352 430
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 23 99 480 610
KERRY 0 0 0 1 3 14 59 264 341

KILDARE/CARLOW

 0 0 0 1 5 15 78 428 527
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 4 14 69 309 397
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 6 19 95 464 585
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 0 0 0 2 7 22 109

567

 707

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

 0 0 0 1 6 22 111 441 581
MEATH/WESTMEATH 0 0 0 1 5 17 78 450 551
SLIGO/LEITRIM 0 0 0 1 4 13 52 217 287
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 0 0 1 3 7

22

 81 454 568
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 0 0 0 1 6 19 79 504 609
TOTAL 0 0 3 19 79 267 1,303 6,459 8,130

Garda Reserve Numbers by Division as on 31 May 2025
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Total
EAST 3
NORTH 22
NORTH CENTRAL 11
SOUTH  9
SOUTH CENTRAL 19
WESTERN 18
TOTAL 82

Divisions other than DMR as on 31 May 2025
Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 14
CORK CITY 28
CORK COUNTY 14
DONEGAL 5
GALWAY 17
KERRY 6

KILDARE/CARLOW

 12
LAOIS/OFFALY 9
LIMERICK 9
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 21

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

 17
MEATH/WESTMEATH 22
SLIGO/LEITRIM 8
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 19
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 15
TOTAL 216

(A small number of Stations currently have no Garda member assigned to it, the service is provided to these stations by the Community / District Headquarters Station)

Legend: Comm = Commissioner, D/Comm = Deputy Commissioner, A/Comm = Assistant Commissioner, C/Supt = Chief Superintendent, Supt. = Superintendent, Insp. = Inspector, Sergt. = Sergeant, Gda = Garda.

Figures provided are current as of the above date and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

The numbers provided above may vary based on current operational needs identified by local management.

The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 (and related Regulations) provides a statutory basis for reporting on the gender pay gap in Ireland. There is a requirement for organisations with greater than 250 employees to identify a snapshot date in June to report on the hourly gender pay gap across a range of metrics and to ensure that this is published by end of December. 

The gender pay gap is the difference in average gross hourly pay of women when compared to men expressed as a percentage of men’s pay. Taking this approach enables organisations to understand if women are represented evenly across an organisation. The Gender pay gap should not be confused with equal pay which provides for assessment of pay for employees undertaking the same or similar roles or work of equal value. It is prohibited by Irish equality legislation to discriminate on the basis of pay because of gender.

An Garda Síochána Gender Pay Gap Report 2022

An Garda Síochána Gender Pay Gap Report 2023

An Garda Síochána Gender Pay Gap Report 2024