The gardaí have told the Policing Authority that they "can, will and do" prosecute stalkers.
The head of the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) said that while there was no specific legislation in place to deal with stalking, there is legislation to deal with harassment.
Chief Superintendent Colm Noonan said the gardaí have been able to pursue offenders under this legislation and will continue to do so.
The authority was also given a garda presentation in relation to domestic violence and gender-based violence.
Garda data over the past six months shows the majority of female victims of such violence were attacked by an intimate partner, a former intimate partner or a blood relative, but that in cases where men were the victims, the offender was unknown to them.
The vast majority of victims of such violence were women.
The gardaí also said they were now recording all incidents linked to domestic violence cases which may not be crimes because they indicated a pattern of behaviour and allowed gardaí to predict future actions and identify potential victims.
Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon also said they were carrying out a review of members within An Garda Síochána to identify officers who had barring or court orders issued against them and to ensure they were complying with the requirement to notify their Chief Superintendent of those orders.
The Deputy Commissioner said the failure of a garda to make such a disclosure constituted an offence.
