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Garda HR Directorate

Historical Data - Garda Station Strength 2009 - 2025

Data as of 31 December each year

Garda Station Strength 2009

Garda Station Strength 2010

Garda Station Strength 2011

Garda Station Strength 2012

Garda Station Strength 2013

Garda Station Strength 2014

Garda Station Strength 2015

Garda Station Strength 2016

Garda Station Strength 2017

Garda Station Strength 2018

Garda Station Strength 2019

Garda Station Strength 2020

Garda Station Strength 2021

Garda Station Strength 2022

Garda Station Strength 2023

Garda Station Strength 2024

Garda Station Strength January 2025

Garda numbers as on the 31 August 2025
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 1 0 2
Assistant Commissioner 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Chief Superintendent 48 0 0 0 0 0 48
Superintendent 162 0 0 0 0 0 162
Inspector 478 0 0 0 0 0 476
Sergeant 2,198 0 0 0 0 0 2,188
Garda 11,380 0 0 0 0 0

11,485

Total 14,276 0 0 0 0 0 14,369
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 29
Work-Sharing**

34

Secondments (Overseas etc) 45
Maternity Leave 44
Unpaid Maternity Leave 39
Paternity Leave 17
Available Strength on 31/07/25 14,161

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 84 full time members

Garda Staff as at 31 August 2025
TOTAL

3,494

# 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 2025
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 1 2 10
EAST 0 0 0 1 4 11 42 279 337
NORTH 0 0 0 1 6 21 93 645 766
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 17 96 573 692
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 3 18 66 457 545
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 6 23 90 608 728
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 75 88
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 4 18 92 625 740
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 31 113 489 3,264 3,906

Divisions other than DMR as on 31 August 2025
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 0 0 0 2 6 18 116 515 657
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 19 113 523 663
CORK COUNTY 0 0 0 1 5 17 101 493 617
DONEGAL 0 0 0 1 3 15 59 350 428
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 22 99 482 611
KERRY 0 0 0 1 3 14 59 267 344

KILDARE/CARLOW

0 0 0 1 5 15 77 428 526
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 3 13 66 314 397
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 6 19 93 466 585
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 0 0 0 2 7 21 110

568

708

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

0 0 0 1 6 22 111 440 580
MEATH/WESTMEATH 0 0 0 1 5 17 79 450 552
SLIGO/LEITRIM 0 0 0 1 4 13 53 218 289
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 0 0 1 3 7

22

82 457 572
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 0 0 0 1 6 19 75 505 606
TOTAL 0 0 3 19 78 267 1,293 6,476 8,136

Garda Reserve Numbers by Division as on 31 August 2025
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Total
EAST 3
NORTH 22
NORTH CENTRAL 11
SOUTH  9
SOUTH CENTRAL 19
WESTERN 18
TOTAL 82

Divisions other than DMR as on 31 August 2025
Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 13
CORK CITY 28
CORK COUNTY 14
DONEGAL 5
GALWAY 17
KERRY 6

KILDARE/CARLOW

12
LAOIS/OFFALY 9
LIMERICK 9
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 21

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/LONGFORD

16
MEATH/WESTMEATH 22
SLIGO/LEITRIM 8
WATERFORD/KILKENNY 19
WEXFORD/WICKLOW 15
TOTAL 214

(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

An Garda Síochána Gender Pay Gap Report 2023

An Garda Síochána Gender Pay Gap Report 2024