A recruitment campaign will open this Friday for An Garda Síochána.
It is hoped to recruit 1,000 new gardaí this year.
There are over 200 trainees currently in the Garda College in Templemore following last year's recruitment campaign.
Minister for Justice Simon Harris said that "recruiting 1,000 gardaí in 2023 is central to the Government’s commitment to build stronger, safer communities".
He said: "Policing is not a career for the faint of heart - it is a career for those with strong initiative and perseverance, tolerance, composure, a strong moral compass."
He said the Government is committed to "increasing diversity within An Garda Síochána and ensuring that all communities see themselves reflected in our police service".
"An Garda Síochána is an inclusive organisation to work for, not only regardless of but embracing of your race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and socio-economic background," the minister said.
Meanwhile, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said it is his intention that four further tranches of around 225 recruits will enter Templemore throughout the rest of 2023.
Commissioner Harris said: "We want, and need, people from all backgrounds and communities to be gardaí, and I would ask them to please apply. This is the only way we will get the representation among our ranks that communities need and deserve."
He said that he wanted to exceed the Government's target to maintaining a 15,000-strong Garda force "given population growth and demographic change, as well as the rapidly changing nature of crime".
The Commissioner said "it is intended that there will be annual Garda recruitment competitions".
This year’s recruitment campaign will also target Irish people living in countries such as the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
