There are 1,426 outstanding bench warrants in Donegal, it has been revealed.
The longest running warrant in Donegal dates back to 31st July 2001, while there are 988 outstanding warrants older than 12 months.
Across the country there is a total of 49,449 outstanding warrants.
The longest in the country dates back to 1971 in North Central Dublin.
The stats were recently provided to Labour Party TD Alan Kelly.
Commenting on the figures, Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said: “While the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the allocation of Garda resources in respect of identified operational demands, I am assured that An Garda Síochána execute warrants as expeditiously as possible, giving priority to the execution of warrants relating to serious crimes.
“The execution of warrants, including bench warrants, can be impeded by persons actively seeking to evade detection and where limited identification information might be available to support enforcement.
“This data also reflects an accumulation of old bench warrants and therefore may not be a reliable indicator of the number of ‘live’ warrants which are actually enforceable.”
Figures were collated based on PULSE data as of 27 April 2025 and are operational and may be liable to change.
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