An Garda Síochána
Dail Éireann — 2022-12-06
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Heather Humphreys (FG), Cavan-Monaghan

In 2022, there were 101 resignations out of a total Garda force of 14,211. Those are the actual figures. The Deputy mentioned the Dublin metropolitan region. In 2015 there were 590 gardaí in Dublin north central. There are 655 gardaí there in 2022. In Dublin metropolitan area south central in 2015 there were 627 gardaí and on 30 September 2022 there were 692 gardaí. That shows significant increases and we must remember the Garda College in Templemore was closed during the economic crisis and for almost two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, we were not able to train as many gardaí at that stage but we are working hard to get those numbers back up again.

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