The 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 January 2021 stood at 14,539 (14,289 WTE) and the Garda staff strength as at 31 January 2021 stood at 3,363 (3,124.7 WTE) - see 'Numbers' table for summary detail. A full breakdown by rank and grade is outlined under the tables 'Garda Numbers' and 'Garda Staff Numbers'.
• A total of 82 Garda Trainees were offered a place for the Intake on 25 May 2020 and 75 accepted. A further 79 Garda Trainees were offered a place on the Intake for 22 June 2020 and 75 accepted. These trainees were the first to commence the new process, detailed as follows:
Phase I of the Training Programme is divided into a three stage blended phase, which consists of:
1. Three weeks online learning, consisting of self-directed eLearning lessons, supported each day by live online tutorial sessions and one week residence at the Garda College.
2. A minimum of 12 weeks at a designated Garda Station.
3. 16 weeks residence in the Garda College.
• 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.
Garda numbers as on the 31 January 2021 | |||||
RANK | END OF LAST MONTH | ATTESTED | RETIREMENTS ETC. | NET CHANGE (includes all movement including promotions etc.) | TOTAL AT END OF MONTH |
Commissioner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Deputy Commissioner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Assistant Commissioner | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Chief Superintendent | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Superintendent | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
Inspector | 438 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 437 |
Sergeant | 1,980 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,973 |
Garda | 11,848 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 11,904 |
Total | 14,491 | 71 | 23 | 0 | 14,539 |
Of which | |
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) | 58 |
Work-Sharing** | 44 |
Secondments (Overseas etc) | 14 |
Maternity Leave | 85 |
Unpaid Maternity Leave | 31 |
Paternity Leave | 18 |
Available Strength on 31/01/21 | 14,289 |
* ICB - Incentivised Career Break
**Equates to 88 full time members
Garda Staff as at 31 January 2021 | ||
Total | WTE | |
Professional/Technical | 59 | 58.4 |
Administrative | 2,930 | 2,833.5 |
Industrial/Non-Industrial | 374 | 232.8 |
TOTAL (whole-time equivalent) | 3,363 | 3,124.7 |
# Figures provided are current as of the above dates and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Garda Numbers by Division as on 31 January 2021 | |||||||||
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions | |||||||||
Comm | D/Com | A/Com | C/Supt | Supt | Insp | Sergt | Gda | Total | |
DMR OFFICE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
EASTERN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 324 | 383 |
NORTH CENTRAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 95 | 558 | 681 |
NORTHERN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 679 | 800 |
SOUTH CENTRAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 81 | 624 | 734 |
SOUTHERN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 74 | 494 | 591 |
TRAFFIC DIVISION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 93 | 109 |
WESTERN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 88 | 654 | 770 |
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 127 | 484 | 3,429 | 4,077 |
Of which Detective total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 390 | 467 |
Of which Uniform total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 121 | 420 | 3,039 | 3,610 |
Divisions other than DMR as on 31 January 2021 | |||||||||
Comm | D/Comm | A/Comm | C/Supt | Supt | Insp | Sergt | Gda | Total | |
CAVAN/ MONAGHAN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 329 | 393 |
CLARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 254 | 316 |
CORK CITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 98 | 602 | 725 |
CORK NORTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 295 | 355 |
CORK WEST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 253 | 310 |
DONEGAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 399 | 464 |
GALWAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 89 | 507 | 623 |
KERRY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 295 | 359 |
KILDARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 354 | 422 |
KILKENNY/ CARLOW |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 281 | 342 |
LAOIS/OFFALY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 316 | 382 |
LIMERICK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 74 | 505 | 601 |
LOUTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 329 | 391 |
MAYO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 272 | 343 |
MEATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 279 | 333 |
ROSCOMMON/ LONGFORD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 254 | 314 |
SLIGO/ LEITRIM |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 250 | 311 |
TIPPERARY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 343 | 413 |
WATERFORD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 316 | 379 |
WESTMEATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 336 | 274 |
WEXFORD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 283 | 338 |
WICKLOW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 260 | 312 |
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 82 | 227 | 1,168 | 7,202 | 8,700 |
Of which Detective total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 147 | 742 | 906 |
Of which |
0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 75 | 217 | 1,021 | 6,460 | 7,794 |
Specialist Units (Includes HQ, Phoenix Park, HQ, Harcourt Square, Garda College, Vetting Bureau, Immigration Bureau etc) as on 31 January 2021 | |||||||||
Comm | D/Comm | A/Comm | C/Supt | Supt | Insp | Sergt | Gda | Total | |
TOTAL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 83 | 321 | 1,273 | 1,762 |
Of which Detective total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 153 | 741 | 966 |
Of which Uniform total | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 54 | 168 | 532 | 796 |
TOTAL STRENGTH OF AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA | 14,539 |
Of which Detective total | 2,339 |
Of which Uniform total |
12,200 |
Garda Reserve Numbers by Station
(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.
Garda Staff as on 31 January 2021 | |||||
Professional/Technical | Administrative | Industrial | |||
Head of legal Affairs (Director level post) | 1 | Chief Administrative Officer | 1 | General Operative | 11 |
Senior Solicitor | 1 |
Executive Director HR & People Development |
1 | Electrician | 1 |
Solicitor | 3 |
Executive Director Finance |
0 | Carpenter | 0 |
Legal Professional | 4 |
Chief Information Officer |
1 | Charge Hand | 1 |
Chief Medical Officer | 1 | Executive Director Strategy and Transformation | 1 | Plumber | 1 |
Assistant Chief Medical Officer | 1 | Executive Director Legal & Compliance | 1 | Traffic Warden | 2 |
Occupational Health Physician | 0 | Director of IT | 0 | ||
Principal Psychologist | 1 | Director of Communications | 1 | ||
Nurse | 2 | Driver | 13 | ||
Head of Training and Development | 0 | Store Man | 5 | ||
Teacher | 16 | Principal Officer* | 21 | Store Officer | 2 |
Professional Accountant Grade 1 | 4 | Assistant Principal** | 72 | Groom | 2 |
Professional Accountant Grade II | 3 | Higher Executive Officer*** | 124 | Catering Staff | 23 |
Professional Accountant Grade III | 0 | Administrative Officer | 14 | ||
Researcher | 3 | Executive Officer**** | 753 | ||
Photographer | 3 | Clerical Officers | 1,940 | ||
Cartographer | 1 | Non-Industrial | |||
Examiner of Maps | 1 | Superintendent of Cleaners | 2 | ||
Telecoms Technician | 10 | Cleaners | 244 | ||
Engineer Grade 1 | 1 | Service Attendant | 47 | ||
Engineer Grade 2 | 2 | Seasonal Cleaner | 13 | ||
Technical Supervisor | 1 | Service Officer | 7 | ||
Sub-Total | 59 | 2,930 | 374 | ||
GRAND TOTAL AVAILABLE: 3,363 ( Whole-time equivalent 3,124.7) |
* Includes 1 Head of Analysis Service (Currently vacant)
** Includes 2 Deputy Head of Analysis Service
*** Includes 26 Senior Crime & Policing Analysts.
**** Includes 8 Crime & Policing Analysts
Figures provided are current as of the above date and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Garda Strength by Gender as on 31 January 2021
Rank | Strength | Male | Female |
Commissioner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Deputy Commissioner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Assistant Commissioner | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Chief Superintendent | 46 | 37 | 9 |
Superintendent | 168 | 148 | 20 |
Inspector | 437 | 357 | 80 |
Sergeant | 1,973 | 1,519 | 454 |
Garda | 11,904 | 8,473 | 3,431 |
TOTAL | 14,539 | 10,541 | 3,998 |
Of which | Male | Female | |
Career Breaks (incl. ICB) | 58 | 25 | 33 |
Work-sharing* | 44 | 1.5 |
42.5 |
Secondments (Overseas etc.) | 14 | 11 | 3 |
Maternity Leave | 85 | 0 | 85 |
Unpaid Maternity Leave | 31 | 0 | 31 |
Paternity Leave | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Available Strength 31/01/21 | 14,289 | 10,485.5 | 3,803.5 |
*Equates to 88 Full-time members.
Figures provided are current as of the above date and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Garda Staff by Gender as on the 31 January 2021
Total | WTE** | Male | Female | |
Professional / Technical | 59 | 58.4 | 36 | 23 |
Administrative * | 2,930 | 2,833.5 | 782 | 2,148 |
Industrial / Non-Industrial | 374 | 232.8 | 117 | 257 |
Total | 3,363 | 3,124.7 | 935 | 2,428 |
Of which | ||||
Work-sharing*** | 338 | 228.9 | 8 | 330 |
Career Breaks | 24 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
Maternity Leave | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Unpaid Maternity Leave | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Paternity Leave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Available Total (figure excludes career break and maternity leave) |
3,241 | 2,990.3 | 899 | 2,342 |
* Civil service grades and other administrative posts
** Whole time equivalent - Garda staff work on a number of different work-sharing patterns.
*** Work-sharing figure excludes Industrial & Non-Industrial staff. Many of these positions are part-time.
Garda Staff - Civil Service Grades | ||||
Grade | Total | WTE | Male | Female |
CAO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Executive Director | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Director | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Principal Officer | 21 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
Assistant Principal | 72 | 72 | 32 | 40 |
Higher Executive Officer |
124 | 123 | 51 | 73 |
Administrative Officer |
14 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Executive Officer | 753 | 743.4 | 204 | 549 |
Clerical Officer | 1,940 | 1,854.1 | 475 | 1,465 |
Total | 2,930 | 2,833.5 | 782 | 2,148 |
Historical Data available on the following links:
Allocation of new Garda Probationers from 2015 to 2020
Historic Strengths 2005 - 2020 for Garda Members and Garda Staff
Historical Data - Garda Station Strength 2009 - 2020