Garda Strength by Gender as on 31 March 2023
Rank | Strength | Male | Female |
Commissioner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Deputy Commissioner | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Assistant Commissioner | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Chief Superintendent | 45 | 38 | 7 |
Superintendent | 167 | 139 | 28 |
Inspector | 450 | 363 | 87 |
Sergeant | 2,050 | 1,548 | 502 |
Garda | 11,313 | 7,978 | 3,335 |
TOTAL | 14,036 | 10,071 | 3,965 |
Of which | Male | Female | |
Career Breaks (incl. ICB) | 53 | 37 | 16 |
Work-sharing* | .9.5 | 1.5 | 38 |
Secondments (Overseas etc.) | 54 | 36 | 18 |
Maternity Leave | 46 | 0 | 46 |
Unpaid Maternity Leave | 36 | 0 | 36 |
Paternity Leave | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Available Strength 31/3/23 | 13,791.5 | 9,980.5 | 3,811 |
*Equates to 79 Full-time members, 3 male 76 female.
Figures provided are current as of the above date and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Garda numbers as on the 31 March 20232 | |||||||
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 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Chief Superintendent | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 45 |
Superintendent | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 167 |
Inspector | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 450 |
Sergeant | 2,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 2,050 |
Garda | 11,353 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 40 | -40 | 11,313 |
Total | 14,099 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 63 | -63 | 14,036 |
Of which | |
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) | 53 |
Work-Sharing** | 39.5 |
Secondments (Overseas etc) | 54 |
Maternity Leave | 46 |
Unpaid Maternity Leave | 36 |
Paternity Leave | 16 |
Available Strength on 31/3/23 | 13,791.5 |
* ICB - Incentivised Career Break
**Equates to 80 full time members
Garda Staff as at 28 February 2023 | ||
Total | WTE | |
Professional/Technical | 56 | 55.2 |
Administrative | 2,951 | 2,868.6 |
Industrial/Non-Industrial | 341 | 219.8 |
TOTAL (whole-time equivalent) |
3,348 |
3,143.64 |
# Figures provided are current as of the above dates and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Garda Numbers by Division as on 31 March 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 | 11 | 44 | 300 | 359 |
NORTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 91 | 641 | 762 |
NORTH CENTRAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 92 | 510 | 627 |
SOUTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 64 | 453 | 542 |
SOUTH CENTRAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 85 | 559 | 672 |
DMR ROADS POLICING | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 76 | 87 |
WESTERN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 91 | 594 | 713 |
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 119 | 477 | 3,135 | 3,772 |
Of which Detective total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 76 | 409 | 521 |
Of which Uniform total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 94 | 401 | 2,726 | 3,251 |
Divisions other than DMR as on 31 March 2023 | |||||||||
Comm | D/Comm | A/Comm | C/Supt | Supt | Insp | Sergt | Gda | Total | |
CAVAN/ MONAGHAN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 307 | 378 |
CLARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 235 | 305 |
CORK CITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 102 | 577 | 706 |
CORK NORTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 272 | 328 |
CORK WEST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 226 | 284 |
DONEGAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 374 | 438 |
GALWAY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 92 | 494 | 617 |
KERRY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 278 | 344 |
KILDARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 65 | 354 | 432 |
KILKENNY/ CARLOW |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 260 | 321 |
LAOIS/OFFALY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 298 | 373 |
LIMERICK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 81 | 483 | 588 |
LOUTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 329 | 396 |
MAYO/ROSCOMMON/ LONGFORD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 103 | 479 | 612 |
MEATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 258 | 315 |
SLIGO/ LEITRIM |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 221 | 286 |
TIPPERARY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 304 | 379 |
WATERFORD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 311 | 375 |
WESTMEATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 201 | 249 |
WEXFORD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 279 | 339 |
WICKLOW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 253 | 307 |
TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 75 | 249 | 1,235 | 6,793 | 8,372 |
Of which Detective total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 158 | 703 | 912 |
Of which |
0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 210 | 1,077 | 6,0908 | 7,460 |
Specialist Units (Includes HQ, Phoenix Park, HQ, Harcourt Square, Garda College, Vetting Bureau, Immigration Bureau etc) as on 31 March 2023 | |||||||||
Comm | D/Comm | A/Comm | C/Supt | Supt | Insp | Sergt | Gda | Total | |
TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 82 | 338 | 1,85 | 1,892 |
Of which Detective total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 177 | 816 | 1,070 |
Of which Uniform total | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 48 | 161 | 569 | 822 |
TOTAL STRENGTH OF AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA | 14,036 |
Of which Detective total | 2,503 |
Of which Uniform total |
11,533 |
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 28 February 2023 | ||||||
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 | 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 Communications | 1 | |||
Nurse | 1 | Driver | 12 | |||
Head of Training and Development | 0 | Store Man | 4 | |||
Teacher | 15 | Principal Officer* | 28 | Store Officer | 1 | |
Professional Accountant Grade 1 | 4 | Assistant Principal** | 72 | Groom | 2 | |
Professional Accountant Grade II | 5 | Higher Executive Officer*** | 210 | Catering Staff | 22 | |
Professional Accountant Grade III | 0 | Administrative Officer | 25 |
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56 | |
Forensic Accountant Grade II | 1 | |||||
Researcher | 3 | Executive Officer**** | 736 | |||
Photographer | 2 | Clerical Officers | 1,872 | |||
Cartographer | 1 | Non-Industrial | ||||
Examiner of Maps | 1 | Superintendent of Cleaners | 2 | |||
Telecoms Technician | 9 | Cleaners | 221 | |||
Engineer Grade 1 | 0 | Service Attendant | 53 | |||
Engineer Grade 2 | 2 | Seasonal Cleaner | 2 | |||
Technical Supervisor | 0 | Service Officer | 7 | |||
Non-Industrial sub-total | 285 | |||||
Sub-Total | 56 | 2,951 | 341 | |||
GRAND TOTAL AVAILABLE: 3,348 ( Whole-time equivalent 3,143.64) |
* 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 March 2023
Rank | Strength | Male | Female |
Commissioner | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Deputy Commissioner | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Assistant Commissioner | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Chief Superintendent | 45 | 38 | 7 |
Superintendent | 167 | 139 | 28 |
Inspector | 450 | 363 | 87 |
Sergeant | 2,050 | 1,548 | 502 |
Garda | 11,313 | 7,978 | 3,335 |
TOTAL | 14,036 | 10,071 | 3,965 |
Of which | Male | Female | |
Career Breaks (incl. ICB) | 53 | 37 | 16 |
Work-sharing* | .9.5 | 1.5 |
38 |
Secondments (Overseas etc.) | 54 | 36 | 18 |
Maternity Leave | 46 | 0 | 46 |
Unpaid Maternity Leave | 36 | 0 | 36 |
Paternity Leave | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Available Strength 31/3/23 | 13,791.5 | 9,980.5 | 3,811 |
*Equates to 79 Full-time members, 3 male 76 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 28 February 2023
Total | WTE** | Male | Female | |
Professional / Technical | 56 | 55.2 | 32 | 24 |
Administrative * | 2,951 | 2,868.6 | 810 | 2,140 |
Industrial / Non-Industrial | 341 | 219.8 | 110 | 2301 |
Total | 3,350 | 3,143.6 | 952 | 2,397 |
* 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Principal Officer | 28 | 28 | 15 | 13 |
Assistant Principal | 72 | 72 | 33 | 39 |
Higher Executive Officer |
210 | 208.6 | 85 | 125 |
Administrative Officer |
25 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
Executive Officer | 736 | 726.8 | 202 | 534 |
Clerical Officer | 1,872 | 1,800.2 | 458 | 1,413 |
Total | 2,951 | 2,868.6 | 810 | 2,140 |
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.
Historical Data available on the following links:
Allocation of Probationer Gardaí since reopening of Garda College to end 2021
End of Month Totals for Garda Ranks for 2018 2019 2020 and 2021
Garda Staff gender breakdown - Civil Service grades 2013 - 2021
Garda Strengths 2005-2021 by Rank and Gender
Total Garda Workforce strengths -2005-2021 - includes available Garda member strengths
Historical Data - Garda Station Strength 2009 - 2021
Data as of 31 December each year