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Garda HR Directorate

Garda numbers as on the 31 January 2026
RANKEND OF LAST MONTHATTESTEDCAREER BREAK - ENDCAREER BREAK - STARTRETIREMENTS ETC. NET CHANGE (includes all movement including promotions etc.)TOTAL AT END OF MONTH
Commissioner1000001
Deputy Commissioner1000101
Assistant Commissioner8000008
Chief Superintendent460000046
Superintendent16700000165
Inspector47800000478
Sergeant2,174000002,174
Garda11,55000000

11,524

Total14,4250000014,397
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*)29
Work-Sharing**

36

Secondments (Overseas etc)48
Maternity Leave56
Unpaid Maternity Leave27
Paternity Leave14
Available Strength on 31/01/2614,187

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 84 full time members

Garda Staff as at 31 January 2026
TOTAL

(WTE 3,527)

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

Garda numbers as on the 31 January 2026
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 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Assistant Commissioner 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Chief Superintendent 46 0 0 0 0 0 46
Superintendent 167 0 0 0 0 0 165
Inspector 478 0 0 0 0 0 478
Sergeant 2,174 0 0 0 0 0 2,174
Garda 11,550 0 0 0 0 0

11,524
Total 14,425 0 0 0 0 0 14,397
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 29
Work-Sharing**

36
Secondments (Overseas etc) 48
Maternity Leave 56
Unpaid Maternity Leave 27
Paternity Leave 14
Available Strength on 31/01/26 14,187

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 84 full time members

Garda Staff as at 31 January 2026
TOTAL

(WTE 3,527)

# 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 2026
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 4 23 34
EAST 0 0 0 1 3 11 43 314 372
NORTH 0 0 0 1 6 19 91 640 757
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 16 93 568 683
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 4 20 61 450 536
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 6 21 91 605 724
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 75 88
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 6 17 89 615 728
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 33 109 478 3,290 3,919

Divisions other than DMR as on 31 January 2026
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 0 0 0 2 6 18 114 523 663
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 19 114 581 722
CORK COUNTY 0 0 0 1 5 18 102 493 619
DONEGAL 0 0 0 1 4 13 61 355 434
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 23 100 487 618
KERRY 0 0 0 1 4 14 59 270 348

KILDARE/CARLOW

 0 0 0 1 5 16 77 427 526
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 4 14 64 317 400
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 6 19 94 483 603
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 0 0 0 2 7 20 108

567

 704

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

 0 0 0 1 5 22 109 438 575
MEATH/WESTMEATH 0 0 0 1 5 17 79 452 554
SLIGO/LEITRIM 0 0 0 1 3 12 53 222 291
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 0 0 1 3 7

23

 82 461 577
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 0 0 0 1 4 18 74 503 600
TOTAL 0 0 3 19 77 266 1,290 6,579 8,234

Garda Reserve Numbers by Division as on 31 January 2026
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Total
EAST 4
NORTH 23
NORTH CENTRAL 13
SOUTH  11
SOUTH CENTRAL 22
WESTERN 17
TOTAL 90

Divisions other than DMR as on 31 January 2026
Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 12
CORK CITY 30
CORK COUNTY 14
DONEGAL 5
GALWAY 19
KERRY 6

KILDARE/CARLOW

 12
LAOIS/OFFALY 8
LIMERICK 10
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 21

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

 18
MEATH/WESTMEATH 21
SLIGO/LEITRIM 8
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 19
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 15
TOTAL 218

(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.

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