The Garda HR Directorate, a Division of Garda HRM, is located in Athlumney House, Navan, Co Meath.

The Directorate is responsible for most of the administrative and transactional HR functions for all Garda members and Garda staff. Among the HR functions administered in Athlumney House are pay & pensions; sick leave and other leave schemes; records, data protection and file management; and administration and statistics. In addition, the HR Directorate plays a leading role in other civilian HR matters such as resource management, discipline and industrial relations.

The Garda Commissioner is the appropriate authority for Garda staff. Apart from the administrative support duties in Garda Stations and offices, Garda staff are involved in the provision of essential roles in a wide range of managerial, professional, technical and industrial functions. Civilianisation has also enabled the establishment or expansion of some vital services which are wholly or largely provided by Garda staff – including the Garda National Immigration Bureau, the Garda Information Services Centre, the Garda Central Vetting Unit, the Fixed Charge Processing Office and the Communications Centre.

Garda and Garda Staff Numbers

The Garda strength as at 31 Augsut 2025 stood at 14,369 (14,161 WTE) and the Garda staff strength as at 31 August 2025 stood at 3,494 (3,494 WTE). A full breakdown by rank and grade is outlined under the tables 'Garda Numbers' and 'Garda Staff Numbers'.

Work continues on resourcing additional and new Garda staff posts based upon prior sanctions for recruitment received from the Policing Authority.
The Workforce Plan is continuing to be refined and revised in consultation with the Policing Authority and Departments of Justice and Equality and Public Expenditure & Reform who are anxious to ensure the visibility of the Garda Reassignment Initiative and progress on the workforce modernisation agenda.

Please note the footnotes on each table which identify that the information provided is reflective of that information available to the Garda HR Directorate at a point in time and may vary due to operational requirements. Consequently, please be aware that figures provided are current as of the table's date and ARE PROVISIONAL FIGURES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

2025 Statistics

Find a further strength breakdown for 2025 here. This breakdown includes, amongst others, the latest statistics on the Roads Policing Unit, Garda Reserves and allocation of probationer Gardaí by division and station.

Garda and Garda Staff Numbers

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 and Station Breakdown

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.

Gender Pay Gap Report

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