An Garda Síochána

311. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has examined the potential impact on the numbers of Gardaí in An Garda Síochána of increasing the Garda age of retirement to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28340/25]

312. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the impact in terms of Garda numbers that was achieved as a result of increasing the Garda retirement to 62; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28341/25]

313. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual cost of employing 1000 additional Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/25]

454. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans added to the Coolock and Raheny Garda districts in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans withdrawn from these districts during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26797/25]

472. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of internal competitions within An Garda Síochána in 2024 and to date in 2025 for roads policing personnel; the number of applicants that were successful from these competitions; and the number that were deployed to roads policing, by competition date, number of successful Gardaí in each competition (by rank) and number of successful…

486. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars in operation per station in DMR West on 17 and 18 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27663/25]

303. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí and their rank assigned to Salthill Garda Station, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26528/25]

304. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the full breakdown of the number of Gardaí in the Galway division, by the station to which they are assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26529/25]

307. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will publish any analysis that has been received by his Department into exit interviews carried out with members of An Garda Síochána since they were introduced in May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26587/25]

649. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice to outline the number of gardaí assigned, by rank, to each station in the Dublin metropolitan region. [25156/25]

650. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all new Garda stations opened in the last eight years by location, excluding renovations to existing Garda stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25219/25]

651. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of hours training provided to student gardaí in relation to disability awareness training; the nature of this training; who provides the training to the students whilst in the Garda Training College and 'on the job' placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25222/25]

652. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of current serving members of An Garda Síochána competent or proficient in the use of Irish Sign Language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/25]

658. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of D19 applications submitted by members of An Garda Síochána to Garda management; and the breakdown of the current locations of applicants and the locations requested, in tabular form. [25325/25]

659. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within Dublin metropolitan region trained in the use of Garda command and control vehicles, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the duration of these courses, in tabular form. [25365/25]

662. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda mountain bikes allocated to Dublin metropolitan region in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of these mountain bikes withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [25368/25]

663. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to Dublin crime response team. [25369/25]

672. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the current Garda numbers at Westport and Claremorris Garda stations, given their frequent role in covering calls for Castlebar. [25437/25]

704. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of dogs currently in training to get into the Garda dog unit. [25850/25]

705. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will clarify the extent to which gardaí who are not part of the dog handling unit are trained to deal with and-#or engage with dogs that are on the schedule of restricted breeds. [25851/25]

706. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of occasions that An Garda Síochána have hired out an external forensic archaeologist to carry out work on its behalf, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25852/25]

707. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of horses currently in training to get into the Garda mounted unit. [25853/25]

711. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the types of offences committed by minors that led to arrests over the period 2024 to date in 2025, by county and by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26004/25]

117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the selection competition for identifying and recommending to the Government a person for appointment as Garda Commissioner has commenced; if he expects that a new Garda Commissioner will be in place when the extension of the current Commissioner's contract ends on 1 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24687/25]

126. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of new class intakes that will enter Templemore this year; the expected overall number of students to enter Templemore in 2025; and the number of recruits in 2023 and 2024. [24765/25]