Garda Technical Bureau

Irish: Biúró Teicniúil an Gharda Síochána
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Republic of Ireland
Headquarters	Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin
Employees	>130
Annual budget	Undisclosed (part of Garda Síochána budget, >€2 billion in 2022)
Minister responsible	Helen McEntee, TD, Minister for Justice
Agency executive	Drew Harris, Garda Commissioner Assistant Commissioner of National Support Services 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:

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

External links[edit]

• Official Garda Síochána site - About The Technical Bureau