Garda Technical Bureau

Garda Technical Bureau
Irish: Biúró Teicniúil an Gharda Síochána
Agency overview
JurisdictionRepublic of Ireland
HeadquartersGarda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Employees>130
Annual budgetUndisclosed (part of Garda Síochána budget, >€2 billion in 2022)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyNational Support Services
Garda Síochána
WebsiteOfficial 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:

  1. Photography
  2. Mapping
  3. Fingerprinting
  4. Forensic Document Examination
  5. Ballistics
  6. Forensic Liaison Office
  7. Fógra Tóra (Garda information booklet)
  8. Administration