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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 August 2023 stood at 13,910 (13,689 WTE) and the Garda staff strength as at 31 August 2023 stood at 3,342 (3,146.8 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.

Garda numbers as on the 31 August 2023
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 0 0 2
Assistant Commissioner 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Chief Superintendent 47 0 0 0 0 0 47
Superintendent 168 0 0 0 0 0 168
Inspector 470 0 0 0 2 -2 468
Sergeant 2,071 0 0 0 6 -6 2,065
Garda 11,176 0 0 0 25 -25 11,151
Total 13,943 0 0 0 33 -33 13,910
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 46
Work-Sharing** 40
Secondments (Overseas etc) 53
Maternity Leave 42
Unpaid Maternity Leave 20
Paternity Leave 20
Available Strength on 31/8/23 13,689

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 80 full time members

Garda Staff as at 31 August 2023
Total WTE
Professional/Technical 50 49.4
Administrative 2,966 2,883.7
Industrial/Non-Industrial 326 213.7
TOTAL (whole-time equivalent)

3,342

 3,146.8

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

Garda Numbers by Division as on 31 August 2023
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Comm D/Com A/Com C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
DMR Office 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 10
EAST 0 0 0 1 3 13 43 296 356
NORTH 0 0 0 1 5 23 90 641 760
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 20 88 509 623
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 4 19 66 449 539
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 6 20 87 550 664
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 75 87
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 5 23 90 592 711
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 31 121 475 3,114 3,750
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 10 19 66 387 482
Of which Uniform total 0 0 1 8 21 102 409 2,727 3,268
Divisions other than DMR as on 31 August 2023
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CAVAN/
MONAGHAN		 0 0 0 2 5 11 53 304 375
CLARE 0 0 0 1 1 9 57 231 299
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 20 105 569 702
CORK NORTH 0 0 0 0 2 10 43 268 323
CORK WEST 0 0 0 1 3 10 44 226 284
DONEGAL 0 0 0 0 4 8 56 371 439
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 25 87 491 611
KERRY 0 0 0 1 3 13 48 269 334
KILDARE 0 0 0 0 3 10 67 347 427
KILKENNY/
CARLOW		 0 0 1 1 5 10 42 253 312
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 3 9 60 292 365
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 6 18 82 472 579
LOUTH 0 0 0 0 2 9 56 323 390

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/

LONGFORD

 0 0 0 2 6 23 105 469 605
MEATH 0 0 0 1 4 10 44 259 318
SLIGO/
LEITRIM		 0 0 0 1 2 10 54 216 283
TIPPERARY 0 0 0 1 5 10 62 303 381
WATERFORD 0 0 0 1 3

14

 53 309 380
WESTMEATH 0 0 0 0 2 8 40 198 248
WEXFORD 0 0 0 1 3 10 46 278 338
WICKLOW 0 0 0 0 3 10 38 245 296
TOTAL 0 0 3 17 77 257 1,242 6,693 8,289
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 14 36 159 684 893

Of which
Uniform total

 0 0 3 17 63 221 1,083 6,009 7,396
Specialist Units (Includes HQ, Phoenix Park, HQ, Harcourt Square, Garda College, Vetting Bureau, Immigration Bureau etc) as on 31 August 2023
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
TOTAL 1 2 4 22 60 90 348 1,344 1,871
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 13 33 38 177 783 1,044
Of which Uniform total 1 2 4 9 27 52 171 561 827
TOTAL STRENGTH OF AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA 13,910
Of which Detective total 2,419
Of which Uniform total

11,491

Garda Numbers by Station

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 August 2023
Professional/Technical Administrative Industrial
Head of legal Affairs (Director level post) 1 Chief Administrative Officer 0 General Operative 11
Senior Solicitor 0

Executive Director HR & People Development

 1 Electrician 0
Solicitor 0

Executive Director Finance

 1 Carpenter 1
Legal Professional 2

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 1
Occupational Health Physician 0 Director of IT 1
Principal Psychologist 1 Director of Human Resources 1
Nurse 1 Driver 11
Head of Training and Development 0 Store Man 5
Teacher 15 Principal Officer* 28 Store Officer 1
Professional Accountant Grade 1 4 Assistant Principal** 89 Groom 2
Professional Accountant Grade II 5 Higher Executive Officer*** 209 Catering Staff 23
Professional Accountant Grade III 0 Administrative Officer 18
Industrial sub-total
57
Forensic Accountant Grade II 1
Researcher 3 Executive Officer**** 780
Photographer 2 Clerical Officers 1,835
Cartographer 1 Non-Industrial
Examiner of Maps 1 Superintendent of Cleaners 2
Telecoms Technician 9 Cleaners 209
Engineer Grade 1 0 Service Attendant 49
Engineer Grade 2 2 Seasonal Cleaner 2
Technical Supervisor 0 Service Officer 7
Non-Industrial sub-total 269
Sub-Total 50 2,966 326
GRAND TOTAL AVAILABLE: 3,342 ( Whole-time equivalent 3,146.8)

* Includes 1 Head of Analysis Service 
** Includes 6 Deputy Head of Analysis Service
*** Includes 27 Senior Crime & Policing Analysts.
**** Includes 16 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 August 2023

Rank Strength Male Female
Commissioner 1 1 0
Deputy Commissioner 2 0 2
Assistant Commissioner 8 4 4
Chief Superintendent 47 38 9
Superintendent 168 141 27
Inspector 468 374 94
Sergeant 2,065 1,555 510
Garda 11,151 7,859 3,292
TOTAL 13,910 9,972 3,938
Of which   Male Female
Career Breaks (incl. ICB) 46 29 17
Work-sharing* 40 1.5

38.5
Secondments (Overseas etc.) 54 36 17
Maternity Leave 42 0 42
Unpaid Maternity Leave 20 0 20
Paternity Leave 20 20 0
Available Strength 31/08/23 13,689 9,885.5 3,803.5

*Equates to 80 Full-time members, 3 male 77 female.

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 August 2023

   Total WTE** Male Female
Professional / Technical 50 49.4 30 20
Administrative * 2,966 2,883.7 820 2,145
Industrial / Non-Industrial 326 213.7 106 220
Total 3,342 3,146.8 956 2,385

* 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 0 0 0 0
Executive Director 4 4 1 3
Director 2 2 1 1
Principal Officer  28 28 16 12
Assistant Principal 89 89 40 49

Higher Executive Officer

 209 208 81 128

Administrative Officer

 18 18 9 9
Executive Officer 780 768.9

222

 558
Clerical Officer 1,835 1,764.8 449 1,385
Total 2,966 2,883.6 820 2,145

Garda staff numbers by role - Gender Breakdown

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 2022 to report on the hourly gender pay gap across a range of metrics and to ensure that this is published by end of December 2022. This will be the first time that An Garda Síochána has carried out this analysis and we will be required to continue to report on this matter going forward on an annual basis. 

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