Statistics

An Garda Síochána Gifts, Hospitality and Sponsorship Register 2021

January 2021

February 2021

Below are the statistics relating to use of force for to date 2021:

Use of Force April 2021

Use of Force March 2021

Use of Force February 2021

Use of Force January 2021

The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Finance and Services

Finance Statistics - Budgets and Spending including overtime

Finance & Services has the responsibility for the financial management of the Garda Vote as well as providing strategic and operational support and advice at all levels in An Garda Síochána. It provides Garda management with financial information to assist with decision making and the delivery of improved services and value for money throughout the organisation.

Fleet Statistics

Garda Fleet Management manages a fleet of approximately 2,983 vehicles distributed throughout Garda Divisions and specialist units.

Prompt Payment and Purchase Orders

An Garda Síochána Purchase orders for goods and services of more than €20k and Prompt Payment Reports are available.

Senior Management Expenses

Senior Management Expenses are processed and paid in line with Department of Public Expenditure & Reform Provisions & Guidelines and in compliance with the Expenses Regulations and Procedures governing An Garda Síochána as well as being subject to Internal and External audits.

Related Finance FOIs

2021 FOI requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
Amount spent for firearms training for members, number of individual training sessions and number of individual members from 2018 - 2020	Part grant	FOI-000003-2021
Overall amount received in overtime, top 20 amounts received in overtime and gender, total pay in overtime/basic pay/allowance and other payments for 2020. The rank concerned and the division in which they work.	Part grant	FOI-000005-2021
Amount spent on Interpreter Services and top 8 countries required in 2019 and 2020. If Gardai have full access to interpreter services via Garda issued radio when dealing with members of the public on a 24/7 basis Name of the contract that provide Interpreter Services and when contract is contract due to expire	Grant	FOI-000007-2021
The amount spent by the Garda on public relations for the entire of 2020 and 2019 and individual amounts paid by the Gardai to named PR firms/practitioners and the service in 2020.	Granted	FOI-000010-2020
Amount paid by year to speed-camera operators Go Safe from 1/1/10 to 31/12/20	Part Grant	FOI-000027-2021
The amount of money spent on firearms and ammunition and the amount of firearms decommissioned	Part grant	FOI-000030-2021
Records of all internal communications on Jerusalema video, any expenditure and records of staff time spent making video, record of objections from within An Garda Siochana to making the video for any reason	Part grant	FOI-000042-2021
Breakdown of the support and maintenance services costs paid to Accenture as per Q3 Purchase orders and any tenders relating to the same.	Part grant	FOI-000062-2021
Total amount spent at Mourne Shooting Grounds, Monagahn from 2019 to date 2021 and total amount spent at shooting ranges from 2014 to present.	Part grant	FOI-000092-2021
Under AIE Regulations,records relating to the use of petrol in state cars for the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister for Justice and Minister for Foreign Affairs	Grant	AIE 01-2021

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Related Finance PQs

2021 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Date	PQ Number
Number and percentage of Garda fleet in the Limerick that are aged less than 1 year old, between 1-3, 3-6, 6-10 and over 10 years of age	14/01/21	2127
Number of new marked and unmarked vehicles allocated  and withdrawn to / from Technical Bureau in 2019 and 2020	20/01/21	2732
Estimated cost to recruit six additional full time analyst at higher executive officer level for Cyber Crime Unit	20/01/21	2737
If funding will be made available in 2021 to purchase additional Command and Control vehicles	20/01/21	2733
Estimated full year cost if 1,000 additional Gardaí­ were recruited	20/01/21	2735
Number of 1200cc, 1400cc and 1500cc motorcycles, respectively in fleet	28/01/21	4628
When a station will be provided in Ratoath, Meath in view of the fact that Ratoath is the largest town without a station.	03/02/21	5193
Budget allocation to the Garda Air Support Unit from 2019 to 2021	03/02/21	5511
Amount collected in fines for breaching public health restrictions since the start; and breakdown per county and area funds generated from the fines	03/02/21	5442
Estimated cost to have 15,420 sworn Gardaí by the end 2021; and the estimated cost for same to be increased to 16,200 by the end 2022	10/02/21	6618
Number of Public Order Unit vans attached to the Cork City Division as of 31/12/19 and 2/2/21	10/02/21	7219
Number of new vehicles allocated to the Armed Support Unit in 2019 and 2020	10/02/21	6614
Age of the trucks attached to the Water Unit; Are plans to replace either truck in 2021?	10/02/21	6678
Number of marked and unmarked vans, 4x4 vehicles and jeeps attached to Collision Forensic Investigation Unit as of 1/2/20 and 2021	10/02/21	6679
Number of cars, jeeps and motorcycles attached to the Limerick Roads Policing Unit as of 31/12/19 and 8/2/21	17/02/21	8142
Estimated cost of increasing the number of Community Gardaí by 25% in 2021	17/02/21	8626
If funding will be provided for the purchase of additional four wheel drive vehicles for An Garda Síochána.	17/02/21	8625
If approval will be given for a station in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry	24/02/21	10382
Number of Garda cars and vans attached to Donegal Division as of 31/12/19 & 15/2/21	24/02/21	9814
Number of Roads Policing vans that came into the fleet from 2017 to 2020; and the number withdrawn during this period	03/03/21	11562
If recent contract for new cars went to tender; and if so, when the new cars will come into the fleet.	10/03/21	12702
If recent contract for new public order unit vans went out to tender; and if so, when the new vans will come into the fleet	10/02/21	12700
Number of new cars and vans allocated to and withdrawn from each Division in 2020;	31/03/21	16841
Number of new vehicles allocated to and withdrawn from Tipperary Division in 2020	31/03/21	16878
Percentage of the vehicles in the Mayo Division that are aged 0 to 1, 1 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 6 and over 6 years old	31/03/21	16845
If an assessment will be carried out on the need for the provision of a new station in Tallaght, Dublin 24	31/03/21	17337
Number of new cars and vans that were added to the Garda Dog Unit in 2020 and to date 2021, and the number of vehicles withdrawn during same period.	31/04/21	20098
If funding will be provided to purchase 5 additional vans for the Garda Armed Support Unit	28/04/21	21427
Number evidential breath testing machines allocated to each division	28/04/21	21430
Number of vacant residences attached to stations; number of other properties surplus to requirement	28/04/21	21545
Number of new Roads Policing vehicles that came into the fleet in 2020 - to date in 2021; and withdrawn from the fleet during same period.	28/04/21	21977
Number of cars and motorcycles attached to Laois-Offaly roads policing unit as of 19 April 2021	05/06/21	22724

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Human Resources

The office of Human Resources and People Development (HR & PD) is responsible for the recruitment, training, development and the management of Garda members and Garda staff. 

HR Directorate Statistics

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. 

Related Human Resources FOIs

2021 Requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
The number of full time Staff by grade attached to each station in Dublin as of 31/12/20; The duties that Garda Civilian staff carry out at Garda stations	Part granted	FOI-000004-2021
Number of Gardaí in Kerry who took sick/injured leave in 2019 and 2020 as a result of injuries on duty and longest period a garda has been unable to work. Total gardaí in the Kerry Division.	Part Granted	FOI-000006-2021
Number of physical assaults/attacks that have taken place on Gardai for 2020, breakdown by the type of injuries sustained and broken down by division	Grant	FOI-000017-2021
how many gardai were disciplined in 2019 and 2020 and provide a breakdown of the offences they were disciplined for	Grant	FOI-000044-2021
Internal H.E.O Competition (2020) - Total number of applicants, - Number who scored 85 to 100 in the Online Test - Number who scored 69 to 84 in the Online Test. Number of candidates invited to the first round of interviews.	Grant	FOI-000065-2021
Staff numbers GNDI unit including those involved full time as well as regional diversity officers with specifications regarding roles, annual cost of the Unit.  The number of hate crime incidents as well as 'non-crime hate incidents	Part grant	FOI-000071-2021
Number of gardaí in Donegal required to take sick leave for any reason during 2019 and 2020, who were required to take sick leave as a result of injuries received on dutiy during 2019 and 2020, longest period a Garda has been on sick leave, longest period an officer in Donegal has been unable to fulfill their work duties due to an injury on duty and total number of Garda officers in Donegal,	Part grant	FOI-000079-2021
Total number of sick days taken by all staff 2020,  days that were taken with a medical certificate and the total number uncertified in 2020,  breakdown of sick leave days taken by staff, breakdown related to Covid-19	Part Grant	Decision Letter FOI-000086-2021.pdf Sick leave
Copy of your social media policy, Documents/information pertaining to disciplinary proceedings against employees for breaching rules on social networking sites, A log of all data breaches committed in 2020	Part grant	Decision Letter FOI-000105-2021
Number of sexual misconduct complaints made against members and number of sexual misconduct complaints made against members by other members, between the years of 2010 to 2020.	Grant	Decision Letter FOI-000126-2021
Documentation pertaining to racial equity and diversity efforts within An Garda Síochána. Documentation pertaining to anti-racism training materials, events, or policy & procedures from November 2020 to present.	Part grant	Decision Letter FOI-000098-2021.pdf
Most recent statistical data held reflecting the composition of An Garda Síochána in terms of ethnic/racial and religious identities	Part grant	Decision Letter FOI-000123-2021.pdf
Number of Gardaí currently suspended broken down by length, number of gardai that have been sacked/dismissed and number of probationer gardaí who have not been deemed suitable for attestment to full membership of AGS from 2018 - 2020	Grant	Decision Letter FOI-000133-2021.pdf

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Related Human Resource PQs

2021 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Date	PQ Number
Level of firearm training provided to armed personnel from 2018 to 2020 and to date 2021; number by grade/rank with firearms training; type of weapon; company engaged to provide training; cost of training on an annual basis;	13/01/21	1809
If additional funding will be made available to recruits that have had their training period extended until 31/1/21 as a result of the Covid-19.	13/01/21	1479
Supports or official responses offered to persons involved in or who witnessed to a fatal shooting involving members	21/01/21	3197
If applicant members are required to have full Irish citizenship	28/01/21	4788
Number of Gardaí­ assigned to each station in Cork city and county; the role, that is, community Garda, traffic corps; opening times of each station	28/01/21	4579
Training provided on horse welfare and licensing requirements and plans to improve this	03/02/21	5227
Training undertaken by members who are armed in dealing with persons facing mental health emergencies	03/02/21	5657
The way in which the internal mobility for civil servants within her Department operates with regard to transfer lists; the way in which these transfer lists operate with regard to transfer from her Department	04/02/21	6081
Views on providing exemption for the requirement of 2 languages for persons who otherwise meet the criteria but have a learning difficulty such as dyslexia;	10/02/21	6905
Number of Districts and Divisions of An Garda Síochána that have Protective Services Units	17/02/21	8228
Number of Gardaí in the Henry Street and Roxboro Road Districts from 2006 to 2020 and to date 2021	01/02/21	8946
Plans to address the low interest in persons joining the Garda Reserve	25/02/21	10605
number of Gardaí by rank attached to the Tipperary Protective Service Unit	24/02/21	9781
Number of members per thousand population in each division	03/03/21	10981
When next intake of recruits will occur; if there is a revised schedule of dates for recruitment intake; if so, the dates and number of recruits	03/03/21	11648
When an immigration officer will be appointed in the Tullamore district	03/03/21	11528
Projected Garda recruitment in 2021; and the impact of Covid-19 on same	04/03/21	12284
Number of Gardaí­ that have been redeployed in 2020 due to the hiring of civilian non-sworn staff.	11/03/21	13578
If there are full-time documentary fraud experts working in the Garda National Immigration Bureau	10/03/21	12703
Number of Gardaí­ by rank attached to the Water Unit as of 22/3/21	31/02/21	16876
­ Number of Gardaí­ by rank attached to the Air Support Unit as of 22/3/21	31/03/21	16877
A report on the official reopening and manning of the refurbished Rush Garda station; the timeline for same	22/04/21	20919
Garda divisions without a crime prevention officer and when each vacant post will be filled on a permanent basis	21/04/21	20095
Status of the strategic review of Garda reserve due in 2019; schedule for recruitment to the reserve which was suspended pending the review	21/04/21	18608
Number of candidates that were on recruitment panel at 31/1/21 subject to Covid-19 regulations; plans to reopen Templemore in 9/21; number of persons that will be offered a place	21/04/21	18790
Training provided to Gardaí and employees of the Courts Service in dealing with victims of sexual abuse and violence.	28/04/21	21285
If any handwriting experts are employed; if not, the plans to employ them	28/04/21	21432

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Roads Policing

Road Policing Statistics

Includes

• Fatalities
• Drink and dangerous driving
• Fixed charge notices, including Seatbelts, Mobile phones and speeding

Breakdown by District - Number of persons summoned to court for not paying a fixed charge notice for speeding by District Court in 2019, 2020 and to 31 March 2021

Roads Policing statistics are compiled by the Garda Síochána Analysis Service (GSAS) on a monthly basis. They are provisional, operational and subject to change. Enforcement statistics and data are released for the benefit of the general public, to raise awareness and to highlight Garda activity across the country.

Related Roads Policing FOIs

2021 FOI requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number

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Related Roads Policing PQs

2021 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Date	PQ Number
If there is an increase in cars being seized due to lack of tax renewals	140/1/21	2019
Number of persons arrested and prosecuted for driving while disqualified for past 3 years	20/01/21	2928
If it is policy to leave the engines of Garda vehicles running while at checkpoints; effects of the emissions occupational health of members and the public, cost of fuel to the State and the damage to the environment is assessed	03/02/21	5797
If the operational guidelines for Forensic Traffic Investigators have been updated since 2007; if a review and urgent update of these guidelines will be carried out;	10/02/21	7034
Further to PQ 145 18/11/20 and 500 8/12/20, number of learner drivers in 2019 and up to 31/10/20 that did not pay the FCN issued for driving unaccompanied by a qualified driver under the Clancy Amendment;	10/02/21	7028
Number of fatal road traffic collisions from 2016 to 2020; number of drivers involved per year; the number of drivers in which the status of their driver licence or learner permit is unknown	10/02/21	7035
Number of cars, jeeps and motorcycles attached to the Limerick Roads Policing Unit as of 31/12/19 and 8/2/21	17/02/21	8142
If an NDLS receipt for a driver licence renewal will be accepted by Gardaí in lieu of the licence given backlog as a result of Covid-19	24/02/21	10150
The education programmes members, especially members of National Roads Policing take to understand the requirements and legal rights of cyclists	03/03/21	11634
Number of Roads Policing vans that came into the fleet from 2017 to 2020; and the number withdrawn during this period	03/03/21	11562
Number of LPSV licences that have been revoked permanently and or cancelled; number issued with suspensions due to notification of a drug and or alcohol test failure from 2018 - to date 2021, by county	03/03/21	11221
Current processing time for applications made by local authorities to the Commissioner for authorisation to operate a CCTV system	04/03/21	12342
Number of persons arrested for dangerous driving in for 2019 to date 2021	31/02/21	16520
Number of Roads Policing Unit motorcycles came into the fleet in to and were withdrawn in 2020 and to date in 2021	31/03/21	16843
Number of fixed penalty charge notices issued for illegal parking of vehicles in each of the years 2015 to 2020.	21/04/21	18306
Number of calls that were received by Traffic Watch in 2020; number of calls allocated a number in PULSE system; number of investigations under the road traffic acts resulting from those calls	21/04/21	19112
If it is official policy that Garda traffic watch do not inform persons calling the service of pulse numbers for their complaints	21/04/21	19113
Number evidential breath testing machines allocated to each division	28/04/21	21430
Number of new Roads Policing vehicles that came into the fleet in 2020 - to April 2021; and withdrawn from the fleet during same period.	28/04/21	21977
Number of fixed charge penalty notices issued in 2020 - April 2021 for public order related offences by division	28/04/21	21975

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Internal Audit

Related Internal Audits FOIs

2021 requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
Internal audit reports completed in the period 1 July 2020 to date of receipt of the request. Clare Division Review - Audit 1 in association with FOI-000047-2021 Limerick Division Review - Audit 2 in association with FOI-000047-2021 Schedule of Records and Payroll - Audit 3 in association with FOI-000047-2021	Part grant	FOI-000047-2021

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Internal Affairs

Complaints/Discipline Statistics

The Complaints Section at Internal Affairs, is responsible for the administration of complaints investigations designated by GSOC for investigation in accordance Section 94 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (Supervised and Unsupervised Investigations).

Compensation Statistics

All applications for compensation under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941/45 are made by serving or retired members of An Garda Síochána to the Department of Justice & Equality and relate to injuries maliciously inflicted on the member, whether on or off-duty, in the course of, or in relation to, the performance by them of their duties as members of An Garda Síochána.

Related Internal Affairs FOIs

2021 FOI requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
How many gardai were disciplined in 2019 and 2020 and provide a breakdown of the offences they were disciplined for?	Grant	FOI-000044-2021

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Related PQs to follow

2021 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	PQ Number

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Vetting

Garda Vetting Statistics

This eVetting system was specifically designed to ensure speedy processing of vetting applications. The eVetting service provides for a 5 day turnaround for 80% of applications received via the system.

2021 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Date	PQ Number
Average timeline for Garda vetting applications to be processed.	31/03/211	16374

The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Finance and Services

Finance Statistics - Budgets and Spending including overtime

Finance & Services has the responsibility for the financial management of the Garda Vote as well as providing strategic and operational support and advice at all levels in An Garda Síochána. It provides Garda management with financial information to assist with decision making and the delivery of improved services and value for money throughout the organisation.

Fleet Statistics

Garda Fleet Management manages a fleet of approximately 2,983 vehicles distributed throughout Garda Divisions and specialist units.

Prompt Payment and Purchase Orders

An Garda Síochána Purchase orders for goods and services of more than €20k and Prompt Payment Reports are available.

Senior Management Expenses

Senior Management Expenses are processed and paid in line with Department of Public Expenditure & Reform Provisions & Guidelines and in compliance with the Expenses Regulations and Procedures governing An Garda Síochána as well as being subject to Internal and External audits.

Related Finance FOIs

2020 FOI requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
Cost of non-public duty services 20  most expensive events in 2019 by Gardaí and paid for by the host organisations, and cost of associated policing duties performed outside	Granted	FOI-000014-2020
List of all non-public duty charges levied by An Garda Síochána for policing duties - essentially at events in Ireland from 2017 to 2019 with details of each event	Granted	FOI-000015-2020
Ten most expensive events which were policed, under non-public duty, by An Garda Siochana within the Limerick during the 2019	Granted	FOI-000017-2020
Total sum of money taken in by from the public for firearm licensing fees in each of the years 2017 to 2019	Granted	FOI-000019-2020
Cost of any refurbishment work carried out at Cabra Garda Station, DMR West, to make the station wheelchair accessible	Part granted	FOI-000029-2020
Costs for 3 farming protests on 26/9/19, 17/12/19 and 15-16/1/20 for overtime, Equipment, Traffic management	Part granted	FOI-000036-2020
All dates of policing for events at Leopardstown Racecourse from 1/1/19 to 1/1/20 - The total amount paid to An Garda Síochána for policing these events	Granted	FOI-000041-2020
Amount spent on purchasing fuel for its fleet of vehicles in the years of 2018, 2019 and to-date in 2020	Part granted	FOI-000093-2020
Correspondence between AGS and the OPW with regard to the development of a building for AGS at Military Road from 1/7/19 to date	Part granted	FOI-000124-2020
The total number of firearms and guns purchased in the years 2015 - 2019	Part granted	FOI-000126-2020
The top 20 amounts paid out in overtime and the rank of Gardaí	Part granted	FOI-000137-2020
Amount paid to individuals/firms for media training and PR services and the number of Gardaí to receive media training in 2019 and rank	Granted	FOI-000145-2020
Cost of visit of Prince William and Kate to Ireland, include breakdown such as Garda overtime, etc	Granted	FOI-000146-2020
Amount spent on leasing out vehicles for use within the Garda fleet from 2017 to date 2020	Granted	FOI-000149-2020
List of Dublin Stations that received maintenance works under Small Capital Works Programme in the years 2018 to date 2020	Granted	FOI-000152-2020
Cost of running the Garda Air Support Unit in each of the first 5 months of 2020 and the costs of running in each of previous three years	Granted	FOI-000181-2020
The amount spent by AGS for firearms training for members in each of the years 2016, 17, 18, 19 and 20 (to date) and number of training sessions	Granted	FOI-000184-2020
The amount spent to date on the rental of vehicles to Gardaí to assist in COVID-19 issues and date when contract expires	Part granted	FOI-000194-2020
Total number of fines, or fixed-charge notices, that were paid in 2018 and 2019, with a breakdown by offence type and Garda division	Granted	FOI-000195-2020
Amount spent by the Gardaí from the start of March to date on equipment to deal with Covid 19	Part granted	FOI-000197-2020
Costs incurred to run the Garda Air Support Unit in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 to present	Granted	FOI-000206-2020
List of all payments made (including organisation/event, place of duty, date of duty and amount paid) from 2015 to date for non-public duty services carried out for the NTA, etc	Part granted	FOI-000209-2020
Materials showing what events were policed by Gardaí in Cork West, Cork North and Cork City to date this year	Part granted	FOI-000242-2020
Records on the fleet of cars available to senior politicians	Part granted	FOI-000256-2020
Cost of protection and training equipment for Garda Dog Unit	Granted	FOI-000260-2020
Record of how much AGS spent in 2019 and 2020: guns, protective weapons, ammunition, protective equipment	Part granted	FOI-000262-2020
The amount spent on replacement of each uniform used by Public Order Officers from 2018 to date 2020. The last date and next date Public Order Uniform was will be updated.	Part granted	FOI-000301-2020
How much An Garda Siochana earned in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and first 6 months of 2020 from policing events; and a breakdown of the events and costs	Part granted	FOI-000311-2020
A list of the state car fleet.  The total cost of fuel; insurance; road tax; road toll charges and cost of state cars drivers from 2017 to date.	Part granted	FOI-000330-2020
Amount paid in 2019 to date 2020 for media training and PR services, and the number to receive media training and rank.  Number of PR firms who applied for tender in 2019 and 2020 and how much it was estimated to cost	Grant	FOI-000358-2020
Tender documents submitted by 'k and K Distributors' in their tender application for the "Provision of Professional Actors to engage in role play (RFT Reference T.054.2019)	Part granted	FOI-000370-2020
Monthly breakdown of the cost of overtime from 2016 to October 2020. The annual budget allocated for overtime from 2016 to 2020.	Part granted	FOI-000389-2020
Records of all expenses, allowances and other costs paid in respect of the Garda band during 2019 and 2020 to date; to include the purpose of the payments and the number of recipients	Part granted	FOI-000390-2020
Details of the spend on personal protective equipment/safety gear for Gardaí for 2019. Please include breakdown of the spend on PPE/safety gear as follows: riot helmets; riot shields; anti-stab vests; hi-vis Garda jackets; knee protective pads and elbow protective pads, clerical allowances paid to Gardaí, costs associated with caring for animals and number of injuries	Part granted	FOI-000408-2020
Records relating to officers claiming overtime pay, total amount of overtime pay issued, top five individual officers according to the amount of overtime from 1/1/20 to the current date	Part granted	FOI-000420-2020
Amount spent on Artificial Intelligence Systems (Siren.io etc.) from 2017 - 2020, Procurement and tender documents andd how such systems are used. Amount spent  on ANPR systems from 2017 to 2020, Procurement and tender documents for the same.	Part granted	FOI-000450-2020

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Related Finance PQs

2020 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Date	PQ Number
Timeline for when contracts will be signed for the new Bailieborough Station, Cavan; when opening? reason for delay in appointing contractor; if new operational model will have an effect on the progression of project;	29/09/2020	26402
Estimated cost to have 15,420 sworn Gardaí­ by the end of 2021; and the estimated cost for same to be increased to 16,200 by the end of 2022	29/09/2020	26835
Reason funding for the community policing forum in the north-inner city ceased in May 2019.	29/09/2020	27301
Amount of overtime paid to members by rank and by county from March to date in September 2020, in tabular form.	29/09/2020	26309
Status of the measures taken to upgrade the PULSE system to capture hate-related motivations for all incidents of crime and non-crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter.	01/10/2020	28002
If there are plans to provide a new station in Citywest, Dublin. will she appreciate the population of the area clearly makes the case for such a development	6/10/2020	28759
Year cost of recruiting 3 additional full-time accountants for the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau.	14/10/2020	30431
If she has secured funding in Budget 2021 to replace either the helicopters or aircraft within the Garda air support unit.	20/10/2020	31764
Number of new marked vans that have come into the fleet and withdrawn to date in 2020;	20/10/2020	31172
The physical renovations being made to courthouses and stations to prevent the spread of Covid-19; and if Tralee courthouse will be one of those allocated funds to do so	22/10/2020	30963
Breakdown of costs of the €70 million in the ICT budget for 2020 and 2021; the projected cost of upgrading ICT;	22/10/2020	32011
Amount set aside in Budget 2021 to purchase new vehicles; the number that will be electric; if not electric, the reason for not purchasing electric	3/11/2020	32808
Cost of civilian staff for each of the past five years	10/11/2020	34564
Divisions within the Dublin have a community support van; and if funding has been made available in 2021 for the purchase of additional vans.	10/11/2020	34981
Number of marked jeeps that came into the  fleet from 2018 to date in 2020; and the number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet	10/11/2020	34978
Number of public order unit vans attached to each division as of 3 November 2020, in tabular form.	10/11/2020	35308
If she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to answer Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 14 July 2020.	10/11/2020	34848
Cost of renting office space including for public bodies* from a company in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form(WE WORK )	12/11/2020	35615
If her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department rent office space from a company or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees that work out of such office space.	12/12/2020	35718
If her Department or an agency operating under her Department have encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products that were subsequently subject to a recall	12/11/2020	36008
If the provision for a new station for Castletroy, Annacotty, Limerick city will be considered	24/11/2020	37809
If consideration has been given to the building of a new station in Ongar, Dublin 15 given the increased population in the area	01/12/2020	40735
Number of unmarked cars, jeeps and vans attached to Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 30/11/20	08/12/2020	41440
If funding is available in 2021 to update the boats within the Garda Water Unit.	08/12/2020	41438
Number of marked jeeps that came into the fleet from 2018 to date in 2020; number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet during the same period	08/12/2020	41226
Expenditure on in-service training and leadership development in each of the key service areas under her Department, that is, Garda, prison, courts; percentage of payroll it represents in each case	10/12/2020	41605

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Human Resources

The office of Human Resources and People Development (HR & PD) is responsible for the recruitment, training, development and the management of Garda members and Garda staff. 

HR Directorate Statistics

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. 

Related Human Resources FOIs

2020 requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
Number of Fitness Test and Physical Competence Tests completed	Part granted	FOI-000013-2020
Information about the policies, criteria and controls for both types of CCTV schemes	Refused	FOI-000071-2020
Amount of Garda competitions run by HR under Public Service Appointments and the amount of applicants for each competition/year	Part granted	FOI-000077-2020
Details of specialised courses delivered at Templemore College last year	Part granted	FOI-000186-2020
Number of official complaints of racist abuse made against the force by members of the public since 2014	Part granted	FOI-000199-2020
Information on Garda Superintendents stationed at in Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Cavan and Monaghan between 2010 and 2020	Granted	FOI-000215-2020
Number of appointed and assistant detectives in the year's end for each of the years between 1995-2019	Part granted	FOI-000233-2020
Number of detectives of all ranks attached to Cork city division, Cork West division and Cork North division in to date in 2020	Part granted	FOI-000239-2020
How many Gardaí in Cork City, West and North are on leave of absence, how long is leave, when expired and how many applied to end of 2020	Part granted	FOI-000250-2020
The number of Gardaí of all ranks that have retired and joined in the years 2017- 2020	Grant	FOI-000304-2020
How many Gardai in Donegal were injured/ off work as a result of assaults from 1/1/ to 4/9/20 and 2019 for comparison, the injuries or medical treatment received. Length of time gardaí in Donegal were on sick leave due to an injury.	Part Granted	FOI-000309-2020
The number of physical assaults/attacks that have taken place on gardai from 2018 to date in 2020, with a breakdown by the type of injuries sustained, amount of days missed broken down by Garda division.	Part Granted	FOI-000316-2020
Record of the number of complaints filed by members in relation to bullying within the workforce in the period 2016 - to date 2020. Type of incident involved: e.g. sexual harassment, other types of harassment.	Grant	FOI-000354-2020
Records of the number of Gardaí that faced disciplinary action, monetary penalties imposed and the reasons, type of sanctions received and number of Gardaí suspended in 2018 to first six months of 2020	Part Grant	FOI-000355-2020
The number of official complaints made by both male and female Gardaí in Donegal relating to sexual harassment from 2019 to date 2020; Nature and outcome of these complaints	Grant	FOI-000374-2020
The number of gardaí who have taken sick days due to mental health issues	Part Grant	FOI-000378-2020
How many officers have tested positive, how many officers have isolated after a positive, how many officers have isolated but didn’t test positive, how many officers have self isolated yet didn’t get tested or had not been near anyone who had Covid?	Refuse	FOI-000386-2020
Since March how many Gardaí in Donegal have missed days, how many day missed and Gardaí currently off due to positive Covid tests?	Refuse	FOI-000387-2020
Number of Gardaí who took sickness absence, days lost and members on restricted duty due mental health illness in 2020 to date	Part grant	FOI-000410-2020
Amount spent on psychological/psychiatric services and sessions and number of calls to the Garda Independent Counselling Service for members and staff from 2017 and 2020 (to date)	Part grant	FOI-000411-2020
How many Garda officers have been charged and convicted with crimes in past five years and how many currently have a criminal record.	Grant	FOI-000437-2020

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Related Human Resource PQs

2020 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Date	PQ Number
Dates she expects the next two cohorts of trained Garda recruits or probationers to pass through Templemore Garda College and to be allocated to Garda districts	29/09/2020	26483
Number of arrests made for breach of the in-camera rule in the Family Law Courts from 2015 to date 2020; and the number of persons charged and jailed, respectively.	29/09/2020	26710
When she expects all Garda specialist training courses either held in Garda Headquarters or the Garda Training College to resume	29/09/2020	26834
When members will be appointed to the management board of An Garda Síochána; number she will appoint; process for selection and approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter.	29/09/2020	26941
When she expects Fitzgibbon Street, Dublin 1 Garda Station to reopen.	29/09/2020	27217
If her attention has been drawn to the situation in which policing in an area is delivered by stations in two separate divisions; difficulties that this can create; if the matter will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.	01/10/2020	27846
Breakdown of population numbers to each Garda for every county here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.	06/10/2020	28856
If Store Street and Mountjoy stations are open 24/7 in view of the rise in antisocial behaviour in the north inner city Dublin.	14/10/2020	30375
Number of Gardaí who successfully completed the standard and advanced motorcycle course in 2019 and to date 2020; duration of each course; when the next motorcycle courses will commence.	20/10/2020	31174
Number of recruits that were to start training with in 2020; the number that actually began training in 2020 and the breakdown of targeted versus actual recruitment.	20/10/2020	31223
Her plans to amend the upper age limit for new recruits in view of recruitment drive announced in Budget 2021;	20/10/2020	31490
If Community Gardaí­ will be increased in view of the additional budgetary allocation; the methodology that would be used to do so in view of the incidence rates of particular types of crime can vary in different parts of Tipperary;	22/10/2020	32026
If urgent consideration can be given to the provision of a station for areas in Co Dublin; if provision can be made for increased resources for the areas Donabate & Portrane	5/11/2020	34508
Average age of a member of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter	5/11/2020	34413
Number of the Travelling community that have applied to become, and have graduated to be Gardaí;	4/11/2020	34013
If the Shelta or Cant language can meet the requirement of a second language when a person is applying to become a member has an exemption in the secondary school from other languages except English	4/11/2020	34014
Position regarding a community policing unit in Swords Co Dublin; the number of by rank in this community policing unit from 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020;	5/11/2020	34510
Reason the immigration office in County Longford closed; and when it is due to reopen.	10/11/2020	34784
Number of car driving and motorcycle instructors courses that were held in either the Training College or Garda College in 2018 and 2019	10/11/2020	34849
Number of Gardaí­ by rank and staff by job title working in the National Forensic Co-Ordination Office as of 1/11/20	10/11/2020	34980
Staff numbers; the number of PTE and FTE equivalents annually for the past five years;	10/11/2020	34565
Number of Gardaí­ by rank attached to the Traffic Corps Unit in DMR North from 2009 to 2019 and to date in 2020	26/11/20	39516
Number of Gardaí­ by rank attached to the Regional Support Unit in DMR North from 2009 to 2019 and to date in 2020	26/11/20	39512
Number of Garda Superintendents that have been appointed to Ardee Station, Louth over the past 5 years	25/11/20	38915
Dates over the past 5 years on which there has been no Garda Superintendent appointed in the Ardee Station, Louth	25/11/2020	38917
Number of Gardaí by rank attached to the Community Relations Unit in DMR North from 2009 to 2019 and to date in 2020	26/11/2020	39518
Number of Gardaí by rank attached to the Operational Support Unit in DMR North from 2009 to 2019 and to date in 2020	26/11/2020	39515
When last Garda recruitment campaign was held; when it is proposed to approve the next Garda recruitment	08/12/2020	41111
Status of the community policing program in Mayo; the number of new recruits and priorities to combat rural crime	10/12/2020	41277
Proposals being considered by her Department to increase diversity within the ranks of An Garda Síochána; if the Commission on the Future of Policing implementation group will prioritise this issue	10/12/2020	41571
Supports in place for Gardaí who have been injured while on duty	10/12/2020	41546
Number of Gardaí assigned to each station in Meath; her plans to increase the number of Gardaí in the county	10/12/2020	41641
Extent to which extra Garda resources can be deployed to counter an increase in crime including organised crime in the approach to Christmas	10/12/2020	42499
Percentage or number of staff working with a disability within her Department and the agencies under her aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities	08/12/2020	42148

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Roads Policing

Road Policing Statistics

Includes

• Fatalities
• Drink and dangerous driving
• Fixed charge notices, including Seatbelts, Mobile phones and speeding

Roads Policing statistics are compiled by the Garda Síochána Analysis Service (GSAS) on a monthly basis. They are provisional, operational and subject to change. Enforcement statistics and data are released for the benefit of the general public, to raise awareness and to highlight Garda activity across the country.

Related Roads Policing FOIs

2020 FOI requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
The number of Segways in use from 2012 - 20,  name and location and cost	Part grant	FOI-000020-2020
Farming protests held in Dublin on 26/11/19, 17/12/19 and 15-16/1/20	Granted	FOI-000036-2020
Amount paid to GoSafe for a speed-camera operation from 2017 to 2019	Granted	FOI-000083-2020
Amount paid to Go Safe for speed camera operations from 2017 to 2019, amount per hour and contract	Refused	FOI-000096-2020
Amount of money raised in fines through Go Safe from 2017 to 2019	Granted	FOI-000110-2020
Amount of paid fixed charge notices and full year total for fines revenue from penalty point offences in Kerry in 2018 and 2019	Granted	FOI-000131-2020
The number of competitions for Garda Members to join each Divisional Roads Policing Unit that were held from 2018 to-date in 2020	Granted	FOI-000190-2020
Parking enforcement history of the Golf Links Road, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin and monthly history of Fixed Charge Notices issued from 1/1/18 to 11/6/20	Granted	FOI-000201-2020
Amount on all paid fixed charge notices in the Cork City, Cork North and Cork West Divisions from 2018 to date in 2020	Part granted	FOI-000241-2020
Amount paid following the issuing of parking / speeding tickets to their fleet in the last three years  in respect of Garda vehicles and GoSafe vans	Refused	FOI-000261-2020
Number of mountain bikes that were purchased, amount spent and to each Division in the years 2017 - 2020	Part granted	FOI-000277-2020
The cost of towing/recovery services of private cars by Division in which towing/recovery 2018 - 2020	Part granted	FOI-000286-2020
Total number of fixed charge notices and/or fines that were paid from 2016 to 2020 up to and including the date of this request in Clare Division with a breakdown of offence type.	Part Grant	FOI-000454-2020

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Related Roads Policing PQs

2020 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Date	PQ Number
Number and percentage of the Garda roads policing unit fleet that are currently equipped with the automatic number plate recognition system.	29/09/2020	26851
Plans to reconsider Operation Fanacht and checkpoints in view of the disruption to persons commuting to and from work.	15/10/2020	30648
Further to PQ 191 (15/9/20), number of cases prosecuted and e-scooters confiscated in from 2018 to date 2020 for illegal use of escooters in public; breakdown of same on 6 month basis.	20/10/2020	31456
Number of registered vehicle owners penalised per year for allowing their vehicle to be driven by an unaccompanied learner driver under the Clancy Amendment since 22/12/18 and fines imposed per year	18/11/2020	37146
Number of learner drivers detected driving unaccompanied and number of learner drivers that had vehicle seized for driving unaccompanied by a qualified driver under Clancy Amendment law since 22/12/18	24/11/2020	38859
If consideration will be given to utilising the 430 members of the Garda Reserve to assist during the implementation of changing Covid-19 restriction levels and beyond.	01/12/2020	40224
Provide details of the accuracy of equipment used for speed checks; frequency of pulling over the wrong car; the way this information is collected and reported	01/12/2020	39556
Number of learner drivers, excluding motorcyclists, involved in fatal crashes from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; number of those drivers who were driving unaccompanied by a qualified driver at the time of the fatal crash by year; number of persons who died in each of those crashes per year	08/12/2020	41287
Number of learner drivers in 2019 and up to 31/10/20 who failed to pay the FCN issued for driving unaccompanied by a qualified driver, under the Clancy Amendment; number who were summoned to court per year for failure to pay; the number convicted; the fines imposed per year	08/12/2020	41289
Progress in tackling the issue of catalytic converter thefts from cars	10/12/2020	42330
Number of marked jeeps that came into the fleet from 2018 to date in 2020; number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet during the same period	10/12/2020	41440

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Internal Audit

Related Internal Audits FOIs

2020 requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
Audit reports Garda Band, Meath, Limerick, Overtime & Allowances, Clare and Value for Money Audit of Towing Services	Part granted	FOI-000002-2020
Audit reports for the Donegal	Part granted	FOI-000162-2020
Information relating to internal audits	Granted	FOI-000180-2020
Most recent audit reports for the DMR North, Cavan-Monaghan, DMR East and Kerry Garda Divisions -	Part granted	FOI-000213-2020
Audit of Human Resources Allocation and Management at Divisional and District Level Audit of Absence and Attendance Management Audit of Public Holiday Allowance Payments at Christmas/New Year 2018/19 Audit of Payroll Overpayments	Part granted	FOI-000225-2020
Review Audit of Office of the Director of Communications Report to the Commissioner in relation to Financial controls in 2018 Audit of payment overpayments (joint audit with NSSO) Audit of banking in Finance directorate Review audit Garda College financial controls	Part granted	FOI-000229-2020
Audits for GIAS, Banking in Finance Directorate, travel and Subsistence in Procurement, Director of Communications and Governance and Management of Communication Technology Projects	Part granted	FOI-000291-2020

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Internal Affairs

Complaints/Discipline Statistics

The Complaints Section at Internal Affairs, is responsible for the administration of complaints investigations designated by GSOC for investigation in accordance Section 94 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (Supervised and Unsupervised Investigations).

Compensation Statistics

All applications for compensation under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Acts 1941/45 are made by serving or retired members of An Garda Síochána to the Department of Justice & Equality and relate to injuries maliciously inflicted on the member, whether on or off-duty, in the course of, or in relation to, the performance by them of their duties as members of An Garda Síochána.

Related Internal Affairs FOIs

2020 FOI requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
Amount of Gardaí currently on long term suspensions from the force from 2015 to 2019	Part granted	FOI-000018-2020
Number of Gardaí who have been convicted of a crime since 1 Jan 2017, the nature of the conviction, and the status of any disciplinary action that was taken against them	Part granted	FOI-000187-2020
Documents relating to the suspension of Executive HR Director, John Barrett, in August 2018 to date	Part granted	FOI-000227-2020
The number of Gardaí dismissed or suspended in first 8 months 2019 + 2020, reasons and rank and number found to be in breach of internal discipline, ines in each case and the cumulative fines imposed.	Part granted	FOI-000298-2020
How many gardai have been dismissed so far this year and what were the reasons?	Part granted	FOI-000421-2020
The top 15 monetary sanctions imposed in breach of discipline in 2020 and the nature. Number to be suspended from duty in 2020 and the reason. Number to be dismissed from the force this year and the reason in each case.	Part granted	FOI-000440-2020

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Related PQs to follow

2020 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	PQ Number

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Below are the statistics relating to use of force for November and December 2020:

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Occupational Health/ Wellness/ Counselling – numbers accessing 24hr counselling service

Related Occupational Health FOIs

2020 FOI requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	FOI Number
Number of who engaged with the peer support programme’s telephone counselling service 2016 to date	Granted	FOI-000033-2020
Number recorded as taking sickness absence or are on restricted duties/reduced hours	Part granted	FOI-000055-2020
Gardaí in Longford-Roscommon, Sligo Leitrim, and Cavan-Monaghan Districts injured as a result of assaults between 1/1 -1/7/20	Granted	FOI-000226-2020

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2020 Related PQs to follow

2020 PQ requests
Brief Description Of Request	Decision	PQ Number

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The following are statistics that are updated on a regular basis:

Vetting

Garda Vetting Statistics

This eVetting system was specifically designed to ensure speedy processing of vetting applications. The eVetting service provides for a 5 day turnaround for 80% of applications received via the system.