Crime Prevention
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Niall Collins (FF), Limerick County

It is important to put on the record and inform the Deputy's constituents and my own in Limerick that, as of 30 November 2025, the most recent information available is there are 607 gardaí assigned to the Limerick division, which is a net increase of 25 since the beginning of last year and an increase of 53, which is about 10%, since 2015. The Garda Commissioner assigned 30 probationer gardaí to Limerick during 2025, which is the highest annual allocation since 2020. There are 35 gardaí assigned to the Garda roads policing unit, an increase of five since the start of last year, and there are 32 designated community gardaí, an increase of two since the start of last year. Additionally, we have 71 Garda civilian staff assigned to the Limerick division, which is freeing up a huge amount of time and resources of sworn gardaí to be devoted to front-line policing.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27