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Garda HR Directorate

Garda Staff as on 31 July 2022
Professional/TechnicalAdministrativeIndustrial
Head of legal Affairs (Director level post)1Chief Administrative Officer1General Operative11
Senior Solicitor1

Executive Director HR & People Development

1Electrician0
Solicitor1

Executive Director Finance

1Carpenter1
Legal Professional6

Chief Information Officer

1Charge Hand1
Chief Medical Officer1Executive Director Strategy and Transformation0Plumber1
Assistant Chief Medical Officer1Executive Director Legal & Compliance1Traffic Warden2
Occupational Health Physician0Director of IT0
Principal Psychologist1Director of Communications1
Nurse1Driver12
Head of Training and Development0Store Man4
Teacher15Principal Officer*27Store Officer1
Professional Accountant Grade 15Assistant Principal**70Groom2
Professional Accountant Grade II5Higher Executive Officer***193Catering Staff22
Professional Accountant Grade III0Administrative Officer21
Industrial sub-total
57
Forensic Accountant Grade II1
Researcher3Executive Officer****722
Photographer2Clerical Officers1,899
Cartographer1Non-Industrial
Examiner of Maps1Superintendent of Cleaners2
Telecoms Technician10Cleaners219
Engineer Grade 11Service Attendant53
Engineer Grade 22Seasonal Cleaner2
Technical Supervisor0Service Officer7
Non-Industrial sub-total283
Sub-Total592,939340
GRAND TOTAL AVAILABLE: 3,338 ( Whole-time equivalent 3,127.5)

* 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 numbers as on the 31 August 2022
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 2 0 0 0 2
Assistant Commissioner 8 1 1 0 8
Chief Superintendent 43 0 1 -1 43
Superintendent 168 0 2 0 168
Inspector 432 0 1 45 477
Sergeant 2,148 0 9 -57 2,091
Garda 11,516 1 24 -23 11,493
Total 14,318 2 37 -35 14,283
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 51
Work-Sharing** 43.5
Secondments (Overseas etc) 50
Maternity Leave 39
Unpaid Maternity Leave 39
Paternity Leave 2
Available Strength on 31/07/22 14,083.5

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 87 full time members

Garda Staff as at 31 July 2022
Total WTE
Professional/Technical 59 58.2
Administrative 2,939 2,851.8
Industrial/Non-Industrial 340 217.6
TOTAL (whole-time equivalent)

3,338

 3,127.5

# 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 2022
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Comm D/Com A/Com C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
DMR Office 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 10
EAST 0 0 0 1 3 11 45 313 373
NORTH 0 0 0 1 5 23 95 664 788
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 4 23 100 529 657
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 4 21 69 463 558
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 20 92 571 689
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 2 2 9 79 93
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 4 22 94 623 744
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 29 124 506 3,244 3,912
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 7 21 37 244 309
Of which Uniform total 0 0 1 8 22 103 469 3,000 3,603
Divisions other than DMR as on 31 August 2022
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CAVAN/
MONAGHAN		 0 0 0 1 5 10 56 313 385
CLARE 0 0 0 1 2 11 58 240 312
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 23 105 580 716
CORK NORTH 0 0 0 0 2 10 48 280 340
CORK WEST 0 0 0 1 2 9 47 233 292
DONEGAL 0 0 0 1 4 9 56 378 448
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 22 91 497 618
KERRY 0 0 0 1 3 12 52 281 349
KILDARE 0 0 0 0 3 12 66 360 441
KILKENNY/
CARLOW		 0 0 0 1 5 12 46 269 333
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 2 12 60 309 384
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 6 16 82 495 600
LOUTH 0 0 0 0 2 11 55 336 404
MAYO 0 0 0 1 4 9 57 250 321
MEATH 0 0 0 1 4 12 47 266 330
ROSCOMMON/
LONGFORD		 0 0 0 1 3 11 48 235 298
SLIGO/
LEITRIM		 0 0 0 1 3 10 52 229 295
TIPPERARY 0 0 0 1 5 10 63 320 399
WATERFORD 0 0 0 1 3 12 50 315 381
WESTMEATH 0 0 0 0 2 9 39 204 254
WEXFORD 0 0 0 1 3 11 46 279 340
WICKLOW 0 0 0 0 3 10 42 255 310
TOTAL 0 0 2 17 78 263 1,266 6,924 8,550
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 10 21 114 519 664

Of which
Uniform total

 0 0 2 17 68 242 1,152 6,405 7,886
Specialist Units (Includes HQ, Phoenix Park, HQ, Harcourt Square, Garda College, Vetting Bureau, Immigration Bureau etc) as on 31 August 2022
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
TOTAL 1 2 5 18 61 90 320 1,324 1,821
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 10 32 24 162 683 911
Of which Uniform total 1 2 5 8 29 66 158 641 910
TOTAL STRENGTH OF AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA 14,283
Of which Detective total 1,884
Of which Uniform total

12,399

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 July 2022
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 0
Solicitor 1

Executive Director Finance

 1 Carpenter 1
Legal Professional 6

Chief Information Officer

 1 Charge Hand 1
Chief Medical Officer 1 Executive Director Strategy and Transformation 0 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 1 Driver 12
Head of Training and Development 0 Store Man 4
Teacher 15 Principal Officer* 27 Store Officer 1
Professional Accountant Grade 1 5 Assistant Principal** 70 Groom 2
Professional Accountant Grade II 5 Higher Executive Officer*** 193 Catering Staff 22
Professional Accountant Grade III 0 Administrative Officer 21
Industrial sub-total
57
Forensic Accountant Grade II 1
Researcher 3 Executive Officer**** 722
Photographer 2 Clerical Officers 1,899
Cartographer 1 Non-Industrial
Examiner of Maps 1 Superintendent of Cleaners 2
Telecoms Technician 10 Cleaners 219
Engineer Grade 1 1 Service Attendant 53
Engineer Grade 2 2 Seasonal Cleaner 2
Technical Supervisor 0 Service Officer 7
Non-Industrial sub-total 283
Sub-Total 59 2,939 340
GRAND TOTAL AVAILABLE: 3,338 ( Whole-time equivalent 3,127.5)

* 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 July 2022

Rank Strength Male Female
Commissioner 1 1 0
Deputy Commissioner 2 0 2
Assistant Commissioner 8 5 3
Chief Superintendent 43 34 9
Superintendent 168 143 25
Inspector 432 350 82
Sergeant 2,148 1,634 514
Garda 11,516 8,127 3,389
TOTAL 14,318 10,294 4,024
Of which   Male Female
Career Breaks (incl. ICB) 51 30 19
Work-sharing* 43.5 1.5

42.5
Secondments (Overseas etc.) 50 31 18
Maternity Leave 39 0 46
Unpaid Maternity Leave 29 0 36
Paternity Leave 22 22 0
Available Strength 31/07/22 14,083.5 10,209.5 3,874

*Equates to 87 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 July 2022

   Total WTE** Male Female
Professional / Technical 59 58.2 35 24
Administrative * 2,939 2,851.8 793 2,146
Industrial / Non-Industrial 340 217.6 110 230
Total 3,338 3,127.5 938 2,400

* 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 2 2
Director 1 1 1 0
Principal Officer  27 27 15 12
Assistant Principal 70 69.5 29 41

Higher Executive Officer

 193 191.6 82 111

Administrative Officer

 21 21 10 11
Executive Officer 722 712.9 193 529
Clerical Officer 1,899 1,822.8 460 1,439
Total 2,939 2,851.8 793 2,146

Garda staff numbers by role - Gender Breakdown