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Garda HR Directorate

Garda Staff as on 31 March 2024
Professional/TechnicalAdministrativeIndustrial
Head of legal Affairs (Director level post)1Chief Corporate Officer1General Operative10
Senior Solicitor0

Executive Director HR & People Development

1Electrician0
Solicitor0

Executive Director Finance

1Carpenter1
Legal Professional3

Chief Information Officer

1Charge Hand1
Chief Medical Officer1Executive Director Strategy and Transformation1Plumber1
Assistant Chief Medical Officer0Executive Director Legal & Compliance1Traffic Warden1
Occupational Health Physician1Director of IT1
Principal Psychologist1Director2
Nurse3Driver9
Head of Training and Development0Store Man5
Teacher14Principal Officer*29Store Officer1
Professional Accountant Grade 15Assistant Principal**88Groom2
Professional Accountant Grade II8Higher Executive Officer***204Catering Staff23
Professional Accountant Grade III0Administrative Officer17
Industrial sub-total
54
Forensic Accountant Grade II1
Digital Forensic Examiner2Executive Officer****841
Researcher3Clerical Officers1,969
Photographer2Non-Industrial
Cartographer1Superintendent of Cleaners2
Examiner of Maps1Cleaners204
Telecoms Technician9Service Attendant44
Engineer Grade 10Seasonal Cleaner3
Engineer Grade 22Service Officer6
Technical Supervisor0Non-Industrial sub-total259
Sub-Total583,157313
GRAND TOTAL AVAILABLE: 3,528 ( Whole-time equivalent 3,337.6)

* Includes 1 Head of Analysis Service 
** Includes 8 Deputy Head of Analysis Service
*** Includes 27 Senior Crime & Policing Analysts.
**** Includes 29 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 30 April2026
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 48 0 0 0 0 0 48
Superintendent 159 0 0 0 0 0 157
Inspector 477 0 0 0 0 0 474
Sergeant 2,200 0 0 0 0 0 2,195
Garda 11,601 0 0 0 0 0

11,577
Total 14,495 0 0 0 0 0 14,461
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 32
Work-Sharing**

34
Secondments (Overseas etc) 48
Maternity Leave 34
Unpaid Maternity Leave 30
Paternity Leave 13
Available Strength on 30/04/26 14,270

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 84 full time members

Garda Staff as at 30 April 2026
TOTAL

(WTE 3,497)

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

Garda Numbers by Division as on 30 April 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 3 22 32
EAST 0 0 0 1 3 11 43 309 367
NORTH 0 0 0 1 6 18 93 634 752
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 15 93 559 673
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 3 20 62 489 575
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 21 90 597 714
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 73 86
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 6 18 89 614 728
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 31 108 482 3,297 3,938

Divisions other than DMR as on 30 April 2026
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 0 0 0 2 6 18 116 519 661
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 19 114 575 716
CORK COUNTY 0 0 0 1 5 18 104 491 619
DONEGAL 0 0 0 1 4 15 60 355 435
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 22 101 484 615
KERRY 0 0 0 1 4 14 61 269 349

KILDARE/CARLOW

 0 0 0 1 4 15 76 434 530
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 4 14 64 316 399
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 6 19 94 502 622
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 0 0 0 2 7 20 108

561

 698

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

 0 0 0 1 4 22 110 441 578
MEATH/WESTMEATH 0 0 0 1 5 17 81 452 556
SLIGO/LEITRIM 0 0 0 1 3 11 53 224 292
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 0 0 1 3 7

22

 84 456 573
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 0 0 0 1 4 18 73 497 593
TOTAL 0 0 3 19 75 264 1,299 6,576 8,236

Garda Reserve Numbers by Division as on 30 April 2026
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Total
EAST 4
NORTH 20
NORTH CENTRAL 13
SOUTH  11
SOUTH CENTRAL 22
WESTERN 17
TOTAL 87

Divisions other than DMR as on 30 April 2026
Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 12
CORK CITY 31
CORK COUNTY 13
DONEGAL 5
GALWAY 14
KERRY 6

KILDARE/CARLOW

 12
LAOIS/OFFALY 8
LIMERICK 10
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 20

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

 18
MEATH/WESTMEATH 21
SLIGO/LEITRIM 8
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 19
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 15
TOTAL 212

(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

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An Garda Síochána Gender Pay Gap Report 2024

An Garda Síochána Gender Pay Gap Report 2025