Agency Name: | Garda Technical Bureau |
Nativename: | Irish: Biúró Teicniúil an Gharda Síochána |
Headquarters: | Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin |
Jurisdiction: | Republic of Ireland |
Employees: | >130 |
Budget: | Undisclosed (part of Garda Síochána budget, >€2 billion in 2022) |
Minister1 Name: | Helen McEntee, TD |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Justice |
Chief1 Name: | Drew Harris |
Chief1 Position: | Garda Commissioner |
Chief2 Position: | Assistant Commissioner of National Support Services |
Chief3 Position: | Detective Chief Superintendent in charge of the Technical Bureau |
Parent Agency: | National Support Services Garda Síochána |
Website: | Official website |
The Garda Technical Bureau (Irish: Biúró Teicniúil an Gharda Síochána) is the longest established specialist unit in the Garda Síochána, the police and security service of the Republic of Ireland. The bureau, based at Garda headquarters in the Phoenix Park, comprises eight sections, each providing a specialist service to the wider Garda Síochána: