152. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to make a career in An Garda Síochána more attractive for new recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12718/25]
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
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1,855 written, 27 oral
135
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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
154. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently assigned in the Castlerea, Roscommon and Ballinasloe Garda districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12666/25]
155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of graduates he expects to pass out of Templemore this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12373/25]
166. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in Dublin metropolitan region west over the past five years; the number of community Gardaí for the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12734/25]
168. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in the Nenagh and Thurles Garda districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12611/25]
172. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12394/25]
173. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the plans in place for increasing Garda numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12875/25]
174. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice to outline plans for the further rollout of body camera equipment for members of An Garda Síochána. [12525/25]
175. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Dlí agus Cirt cén plean atá ann chun tabhairt faoi mhangairí drugaí agus faoi shaibhreas na mangairí sin i mBaile Átha Cliath 8, 10 agus 12. [11954/25]
176. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the process involved in the replacement of a Garda commissioner when a commissioner retires, or when a commissioner’s term comes to an end. [12022/25]
178. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the plans to operationalise community safety partnerships-joint policing committees; if he will advise how they will be formulated; if consideration will be given to allow joint policing committee meetings to take place while partnerships are operationalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12904/25]
182. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the number of valid applications received for the latest Garda recruitment campaign; the number of these from applicants aged over 40 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12372/25]
183. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if he will list the Garda stations which have been closed, or placed on reduced opening hours, across the country, over the past ten years. [12021/25]
191. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the provision of body worn cameras to all members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12576/25]
192. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a historical investigations unit to allow for independent police investigations into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill-treatment, as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12803/25]
194. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice his plans for expanding capacity at Templemore Garda Training College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12612/25]
366. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí appointed to each garda division over the past five years, including the stations that they were appointed to within each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13078/25]
367. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles provided to each Garda division over the past three years to date; the type of vehicle; the quantity to each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/25]
368. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Justice his plans to streamline the process of Garda vetting to reduce the number of applications an individual currently needs for multiple ventures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/25]
371. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of e-scooters that have been seized by Gardaí in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13115/25]
372. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to each division outside of Dublin region as of 13 March 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [13116/25]
373. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been achieved to date regarding the new Garda dog training centre; and when this project will move to the next stage. [13117/25]
375. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of vacancies, by rank, that were available during each of those competitions; and the number of Gardaí, by rank, that applied for each of those competitions, in tabular form. [13133/25]
376. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of motorcycles attached to the DMR north roads policing unit as of 13 March 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 13 March 2021, in tabular form. [13134/25]
475. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the progress of a new Garda station (details supplied); if a contractor has been appointed for the development [11612/25]