Recruit at least 5,000 new Garda members

What this means

• The Government has committed to recruiting at least 5,000 new members of An Garda Síochána over its five-year term.[source]
• This commitment sits within the justice and policing policy area and is linked to An Garda Síochána, Ireland's national police service.[source]
• Jim O'Callaghan is the officeholder responsible for overseeing this commitment, which was first stated on 23 January 2025.[source]
• The commitment is currently listed as in progress, with no specific deadline set beyond the five-year government term.[source]
• This matters for public accountability because it sets a clear, measurable target for Garda numbers that citizens and oversight bodies can track over time.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  An Garda SíochánaBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Jim O'CallaghanOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Preservation of peace and public orderMandate

Indirect impact (9)

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

• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via garda
  Protection of the security of the StateMandate
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Department of JusticeBody
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via garda
  Expand the Garda training college and assess a second collegeCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Fianna FáilParty
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Develop a new prison at Thornton HallCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Increase refuge spaces for domestic violence victimsCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Reform the international protection processCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via jim-ocallaghan
  Implement the EU Migration and Asylum PactCommitment