More than 25,000 bench warrants have been outstanding for over a year, with most in the Dublin region.
They're issued by a judge, authorising Gardaí to arrest a person and bring them before the courts.
The warrants are normally issued after a person fails to appear in court accused of a crime.
New figures show nearly 34,000 bench warrants are currently outstanding in Ireland.
Almost 25,500 have been in existence for more than a year. 68 per cent of them in the Dublin region.
One bench warrant in the capital has been outstanding for 52 years, while one in Clare's been outstanding for 29 years.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee says the execution of bench warrants is a longstanding issue for many police forces.
She says Gardaí give priority to warrants relating to serious crime.
