An Garda Síochána

127. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the number of gardaí who have resigned from the force in each of the past three years, broken down by rank; if his Department has conducted any analysis into the reasons behind the increase in resignations; if it is intended to introduce specific retention initiatives, to stem attrition and retain experienced members of…

137. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice to outline the steps he is taking to increase the number of gardaí on the beat in the Dublin metropolitan region north. [24736/25]

141. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who left the force within five years of joining the force, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [24062/25]

147. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice for an update on his work on recruitment to An Garda Síochána. [24781/25]

148. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice for his position on the use of facial recognition technology by An Garda Síochána, particularly in the context of combating serious crime and retail theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24663/25]

150. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if there will be any changes regarding the rationalisation of Garda stations to reflect growing population centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24833/25]

159. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the reason he declined to attend the annual Garda Representative Association, GRA, conference; if he acknowledges his responsibility to hear the concerns of those in the GRA, especially considering the 2023 vote of no confidence in the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24170/25]

163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; and the number of gardaí recruited to the force in the same period. [24061/25]

164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide detail on the age of the Garda fleet of vehicles available to the Clare side of the Clare-Tipperary Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24443/25]

167. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice given there were only 700 community gardaí in the State at the end of 2024, compared with 1,113 at the end of 2011, despite an increase in the population over the same period, what plans are in place to increase the number of community gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/25]

170. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of An Garda Síochána personnel currently serving in the Fermoy and Midleton districts in County Cork, by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24850/25]

172. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he intends that forthcoming legislation on facial recognition technology, Garda body cameras and prohibiting the wearing of face coverings at protests will be used in combination to prosecute protesters for public order offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24604/25]

178. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice his plans to support the Garda to use artificial intelligence in criminal investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24738/25]

179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the Meath division on 30 April 2025; the efforts he is making to increase the number of gardaí in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/25]

181. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline in detail the staffing resources of each Garda station in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24780/25]

264. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice the Garda numbers, by station, in County Wicklow for 2025 compared with 2020, in tabular form. [24900/25]

268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has carried out any research as to the minimum and maximum potential pensions cost to existing gardaí who apply for the job of Garda Commissioner. [24976/25]

269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if there will be any change to the pension penalty being applied to gardaí who apply for the newly advertised position of Garda Commissioner. [24977/25]

270. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if he has analysed any possible threat to national security of employing a candidate from outside the Garda force as the new Garda Commissioner. [24978/25]

275. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the average duration of suspension for members of An Garda Síochána. [25016/25]

276. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the most common reason for which members of An Garda Síochána are suspended from duty. [25017/25]

277. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the psychological evaluation that is carried out on a person entering An Garda Síochána. [25018/25]

278. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the psychological evaluation that is carried out on a member of An Garda Síochána prior to firearms training. [25019/25]

135. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by Gardaí in 2024 and to date in 2025 across the Dublin region, in tabular form. [24636/25]

136. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests made in relation to knife seizures across the Dublin region in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24637/25]