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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 30 February 2025 stood at 14,113 (13,961 WTE) and the Garda staff strength as at 28 February 2025 stood at 3,678 (3,501.9 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 28 February 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 46 0 0 0 1 -1 46
Superintendent 166 0 0 0 0 0 166
Inspector 482 0 0 0 0 0 482
Sergeant 2,208 0 0 0 7 -7 2,207
Garda 11,234 165 0 0 25 140

11,202
Total 14,146 165 0 0 36 129 14,113
Of which
Career Breaks (incl ICB*) 31
Work-Sharing**

33
Secondments (Overseas etc) 47
Maternity Leave 48
Unpaid Maternity Leave 18
Paternity Leave 8
Available Strength on 28/02/25 13,961

* ICB - Incentivised Career Break

**Equates to 84 full time members

Garda Staff as at 28 February 2025
Total WTE
Professional/Technical 55

54.8
Administrative 3,326 3,249.8
Industrial/Non-Industrial 297 197.3
TOTAL (whole-time equivalent)

3,678

 3,501.9

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

Garda Numbers by Division as on 31 January 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 12 42 281 340
NORTH 0 0 0 1 6 20 93 649 769
NORTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 5 16 97 542 661
SOUTH  0 0 0 1 4 15 67 458 545
SOUTH CENTRAL 0 0 0 1 6 21 91 584 703
DMR ROADS POLICING 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 79 92
WESTERN 0 0 0 1 5 21 91 627 745
TOTAL 0 0 1 8 33 110 491 3,222 3,865
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 9 16 70 396 487
Of which Uniform total 0 0 1 8 24 101 426 2,852 3,300
Divisions other than DMR as on 31 January 2025
Comm D/Comm A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sergt Gda Total
CLARE/TIPPERARY 0 0 0 2 6 17 118 516 659
CORK CITY 0 0 1 1 6 18 110 530 666
CORK COUNTY 0 0 0 1 5 18 100 492 616
DONEGAL 0 0 0 1 3 10 60 350 424
GALWAY 0 0 1 1 6 22 96 484 610
KERRY 0 0 0 1 3 13 58 267 342
KILDARE 0 0 0 1 4 12 65 350 432
KILKENNY/
CARLOW		 0 0 0 2 5 12 45 249 313
LAOIS/OFFALY 0 0 0 1 4 11 65 310 391
LIMERICK 0 0 0 1 6 20 90 465 582
LOUTH/CAVAN/MONAGHAN 0 0 0 2 7 22 108

565

 704

MAYO/ROSCOMMON/

LONGFORD

 0 0 0 1 6 22 111 446 586
MEATH/WESTMEATH 0 0 0 1 5 17 78 446 547
SLIGO/
LEITRIM		 0 0 0 1 4 13 53 216 287
WATERFORD 0 0 0 1 3

13

 49 284 350
WEXFORD/Wicklow 0 0 0 1 6 19 81 505 612
TOTAL 0 0 2 18 79 261 1,290 6,469 8,119
Of which Detective total 0 0 0 0 15 36 163 732 946

Of which
Uniform total

 0 0 2 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 January 2025
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

(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 28 February 2025

Rank Strength Male Female
Commissioner 1 1 0
Deputy Commissioner 2 1 1
Assistant Commissioner 7 3 4
Chief Superintendent 46 37 9
Superintendent 166 138 28
Inspector 482 382 100
Sergeant 2,208 1,655 553
Garda 11,234 7,869 3,365
TOTAL 14,146 10,086 4,060
Of which   Male Female
Career Breaks (incl. ICB) 31 18 13
Work-sharing* 33 1

32
Secondments (Overseas etc.) 47 27 20
Maternity Leave 48 0 48
Unpaid Maternity Leave 18 0 18
Paternity Leave 8 8 0
Available Strength 28/02/25 13,961 10,032 3,929

*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 28 February 2025

   Total WTE** Male Female
Professional / Technical 55 54.8 28 27
Administrative * 3,326 3,249.8 1,002

2,324
Industrial / Non-Industrial 297 197.3 94 203
Total 3,678

3,501.9

 1,124

2,554

* 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 3 1 2
CIO 0 0 0 0
Director 2 2 1 1
Principal Officer  30 30 17 13
Assistant Principal 115 114.8 53 62

Higher Executive Officer

 208 206.7 80 128

Administrative Officer

 17 17 8 9
Executive Officer 878 867.2

281

 597
Clerical Officer 2071

2007.1

 561 1,510
Total 3,327 3,249.8 1,003 2,324

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.

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