Commitment

Fund 6,000 new Garda recruits

What this means

  • Fine Gael is a political party in Ireland that made this promise in its November 2024 general election manifesto.[source]
  • The commitment is to fund 6,000 new Garda recruits over the next government term, boosting numbers in An Garda Siochana.[source]
  • This is a promise only. No delivery date has been set and no action has been taken yet to put it into effect.[source]
  • The commitment falls under justice and policing policy, meaning it directly affects public safety and the size of the national police force.[source]
  • Tracking this promise matters for accountability so voters can check whether Fine Gael follows through on growing Garda numbers if in government.[source]

Direct impact (1)

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Alan DillonOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Barry WardOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Brian BrennanOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Colm BrophyOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Colm BurkeOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    David MaxwellOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Edward TimminsOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Emer CurrieOfficeholder
  • owned by party → party member2-hop via fine-gael
    Emer HigginsOfficeholder

Summary derived from the records cited above. Read the methodology to understand how this is generated.

Relationship map

One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Status

Promised

Fine Gael committed to funding 6,000 new Garda recruits over the next term to support recruitment into An Garda Síochána.

Attribution & links

Origin
Manifesto
Policy area
Justice And Policing
Owning party
Fine Gael
Responsible body
Responsible officeholder
Linked mandate
First stated
2024-11-17
Last reviewed
2026-05-21

Evidence & sources

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Evidence

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