Garda Technical Bureau

Garda Technical Bureau
Irish: Biúró Teicniúil an Gharda Síochána
Agency overview
JurisdictionIreland
Headquarters
Employees>130
Annual budgetUndisclosed (part of Garda Síochána budget, >€2 billion in 2022)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency
National 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 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