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Garda HR Directorate

Athlumney HouseThe 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 March 2024 stood at 14,059 (13,866 WTE) and the Garda staff strength as at 31 March 2024 stood at 4,006 (3,892.5 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.

Garda numbers as on the 31 March 2024
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 -1 1
Assistant Commissioner 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Chief Superintendent 49 0 0 0 1 -1 48
Superintendent 168 0 0 0 0 0 168
Inspector 473 0 0 0 2 -2 471
Sergeant 2,172 0 0 0 7 -7 2,165
Garda 11,057 165 0 0 25 140 11,197
Total 13,930 165 0 0 36 129 14,059
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 39
Work-Sharing** 42
Secondments (Overseas etc) 52
Maternity Leave 24
Unpaid Maternity Leave 19
Paternity Leave 17
Available Strength on 31/03/24 13,866

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 84 full time members

Garda Staff as at 31 March 2024
Total WTE
Professional/Technical 58

57.6
Administrative 3,157 3,077.9
Industrial/Non-Industrial 313 202.1
TOTAL (whole-time equivalent)

3,528

 3,337.6

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

Garda Numbers by Division as on 29 February 2024
Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) Divisions
                        Comm D/Com A/Com C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
DMR Office 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 11
EAST 0 0 0 1 4 12 45 281 343
NORTH 0 0 0 1 6 22 93 642 764
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 17 96 532 651
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 4 18 71 442 536
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 6 24 91 565 687
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 75 88
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 6 21 87 592 707
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 34 117 496 3,248 3,787
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 9 16 70 396 487
Of which Uniform total 0 0 1 8 25 101 426 2,852 3,300
Divisions other than DMR as on 31 March 2024
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 0 0 0 2 6 20 117 515 660
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 18 110 532 668
CORK NORTH 0 0 0 0 3 9 48 263 323
CORK WEST 0 0 0 1 2 11 47 219 280
DONEGAL 0 0 0 1 3 9 59 348 420
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 24 94 472 598
KERRY 0 0 0 1 3 13 56 261 334
KILDARE 0 0 0 1 4 11 69 335 420
KILKENNY/
CARLOW		 0 0 1 1 5 13 46 246 312
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 4 9 62 300 376
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 5 19 87 454 566
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 0 0 0 2 7 23 108 571 711

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/

LONGFORD

 0 0 0 1 7 22 108 447 585
MEATH/WESTMEATH 0 0 0 1 5 19 83 478 586
SLIGO/
LEITRIM		 0 0 0 1 2 11 53 212 279
WATERFORD 0 0 0 1 3

12

 52 283 351
WEXFORD 0 0 0 1 2 12 47 273 335
WICKLOW 0 0 0 0 3 8 39 239 289
TOTAL 0 0 3 18 76 263 1,285 6,448 8,093
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 15 36 163 732 946

Of which
Uniform total

 0 0 3 18 61 227 1,122 5,716 7,147
Specialist Units (Includes HQ, Phoenix Park, HQ, Harcourt Square, Garda College, Vetting Bureau, Immigration Bureau etc) as on 31 March 2024
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
TOTAL 1 1 4 22 57 91 383 1,502 2,061
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 13 33 40 176 789 1,051
Of which Uniform total 1 1 4 9 24 51 207 713 1,010
TOTAL STRENGTH OF AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA 14,058
Of which Detective total 2,488
Of which Uniform total

11,570

Garda Reserve Numbers by Station as of 31 March 2024

(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 31 March 2024
Professional/Technical Administrative Industrial
Head of legal Affairs (Director level post) 1 Chief Corporate Officer 1 General Operative 10
Senior Solicitor 0

Executive Director HR & People Development

 1 Electrician 0
Solicitor 0

Executive Director Finance

 1 Carpenter 1
Legal Professional 3

Chief Information Officer

 1 Charge Hand 1
Chief Medical Officer 1 Executive Director Strategy and Transformation 1 Plumber 1
Assistant Chief Medical Officer 0 Executive Director Legal & Compliance 1 Traffic Warden 1
Occupational Health Physician 1 Director of IT 1
Principal Psychologist 1 Director 2
Nurse 3 Driver 9
Head of Training and Development 0 Store Man 5
Teacher 14 Principal Officer* 29 Store Officer 1
Professional Accountant Grade 1 5 Assistant Principal** 88 Groom 2
Professional Accountant Grade II 8 Higher Executive Officer*** 204 Catering Staff 23
Professional Accountant Grade III 0 Administrative Officer 17
Industrial sub-total
54
Forensic Accountant Grade II 1
Digital Forensic Examiner 2 Executive Officer**** 841
Researcher 3 Clerical Officers 1,969
Photographer 2 Non-Industrial
Cartographer 1 Superintendent of Cleaners 2
Examiner of Maps 1 Cleaners 204
Telecoms Technician 9 Service Attendant 44
Engineer Grade 1 0 Seasonal Cleaner 3
Engineer Grade 2 2 Service Officer 6
Technical Supervisor 0 Non-Industrial sub-total 259
Sub-Total 58 3,157 313
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 Strength by Gender as on 31 March 2024

Rank Strength Male Female
Commissioner 1 1 0
Deputy Commissioner 1 0 1
Assistant Commissioner 8 4 4
Chief Superintendent 48 37 11
Superintendent 168 141 27
Inspector 471 373 98
Sergeant 2,165 1,631 533
Garda 11,197 7,866 3,332
TOTAL 14,059 10,053 4,006
Of which   Male Female
Career Breaks (incl. ICB) 39 24 15
Work-sharing* 42 1.5

40.5
Secondments (Overseas etc.) 52 37 15
Maternity Leave 24 0 24
Unpaid Maternity Leave 19 0 19
Paternity Leave 17 17 0
Available Strength 31/03/24 13,866 9,973.5 3,892.5

*Equates to 84 Full-time members, 3 male, 81 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 31 March 2024

   Total WTE** Male Female
Professional / Technical 58 57.6 34 24
Administrative * 3,157 3,077.9 914

2,243
Industrial / Non-Industrial 313 202.1 98 215
Total 3,528 3,337.6 1,046

2,482

* 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
CCO 1 1 0 1
Executive Director 4 4 1 3
CIO 1 1 1 0
Director 3 3 2 1
Principal Officer  29 29 16 13
Assistant Principal 88 88 39 49

Higher Executive Officer

 204 202.8 77 127

Administrative Officer

 17 17 9 8
Executive Officer 841 830.6

253

 588
Clerical Officer 1,969

1,901.6

 517 1,452
Total 3,157 3,077.9 914 2,243

Garda staff numbers by role - Gender Breakdown

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