574. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not satisfy fit the physical competence test in each of the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14018/25]
Topics / An Garda Síochána
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAn Garda Síochána
1,882 questions from 135 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,882
questions
1,855 written, 27 oral
135
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 67 |
| February 2025 | 114 |
| March 2025 | 142 |
| April 2025 | 86 |
| May 2025 | 92 |
| June 2025 | 81 |
| July 2025 | 128 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 134 |
| October 2025 | 87 |
| November 2025 | 88 |
| December 2025 | 108 |
| January 2026 | 78 |
| February 2026 | 125 |
| March 2026 | 112 |
| April 2026 | 96 |
| May 2026 | 92 |
| June 2026 | 75 |
| July 2026 | 64 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 43 |
| October 2026 | 70 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
575. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not satisfy the educational requirements in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14019/25]
576. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to an Garda Síochána who did not satisfy the requirement to be of good character in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14020/25]
577. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to an Garda Síochána who failed the substance misuse test in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14021/25]
578. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who failed the medical assessment in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14022/25]
579. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to an Garda Síochána who failed the vetting process in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14023/25]
580. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not pass the online verbal and numerical reasoning tests and written exercises in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14024/25]
581. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not pass the interview process in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/25]
582. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and percentage of applicants to An Garda Síochána who did not pass the eligibility checks in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14026/25]
584. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice can he confirm that he has no plans to train trainee gardaí in any location other than Templemore Training College. [14033/25]
115. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has any concerns about the fact that the latest intake of trainee gardaí are not fully vetted. [12760/25]
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the Garda numbers of Tallaght and Rathfarnham Garda stations, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12943/25]
120. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place for Garda stations in east Galway that currently have no gardaí assigned to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12713/25]
121. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice if he expects to see an increase in the number of gardaí assigned to stations in the Midleton, Fermoy and Mallow districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12858/25]
123. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his plans to increase the training intake capacity for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12801/25]
124. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice the current number of gardaí assigned to the Tuam and Loughrea Garda districts at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12712/25]
125. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí currently assigned to stations in counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12596/25]
127. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the progress of section 50 regulations required to open up and facilitate the transfer of a PSNI officer to the ranks of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12512/25]
129. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place to improve Garda facilities and capability in the Dublin Metropolitan Region east division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12738/25]
130. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí currently assigned to stations in Louth; the number of these deployed for tackling drug crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/25]
134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice his views on the provision of a security clearance certificate that had been available in Ireland prior to April 2024, similar to what is available in other EU countries (details supplied); if this can be reviewed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12517/25]
140. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice if he will sanction the use of live facial recognition technology by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12575/25]
141. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí currently based in Offaly; if he can give a breakdown of the stations they are based in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12706/25]
144. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently serving in An Garda Síochána; the projected number eligible for retirement over the next five years; the expected impact on policing capacity; the measures being taken to address recruitment and retention challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12859/25]
149. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12614/25]