An Garda Síochána

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An Garda Síochána

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	Contact details:

Contact Name:
	Sergeant In Charge
Address:
	Appointments & Admissions Office
	Human Resource Management
	Garda Headquarters
	Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Email:
	appointments@garda.ie
Web:
	www.garda.ie
Phone:
	+353 1 6662362

	An Garda Síochána

	Organisation Profile

The headquarters of An Garda Síochána is based in the Phoenix Park, Dublin 8.

The general management and control of the Service is the responsibility of the Commissioner who is appointed by the Government. The Commissioner is responsible to the Government through the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

In addition to the Commissioner, the Garda Service has two Deputy Commissioners and nine Assistant Commissioners. One Deputy Commissioner is in charge of Operations, while the other has responsibility for Strategy and Change Management.

Six of the Assistant Commissioners are in command of Regions, one is in command of National Support Services and two Assistant Commissioners are based at Garda Headquarters in charge of the various sections namely:

Human Resource Management
Crime and Security
Traffic
Strategy and Services

The ranks in descending order from Assistant Commissioner together with the total number of personnel in each rank are:-

Chief Superintendent (41)
Superintendent (153)
Inspector (294)
Sergeant (1,903)
Garda (10,927)

For operational effectiveness the organisation is structured on a regional basis, of which there are six. Each Region is sub-divided into Divisions, each commanded by a Chief Superintendent. Each Division is sub-divided into Districts with a Superintendent in charge. There are twenty-five Divisions and one hundred and nine Districts in the State.

For information on the Garda Reserve, click here

Garda

Ronan Quinn
"Our main role in the morning is to keep traffic flowing in order to get people to work on time"

Garda

Trevor Laffan
"The job has been very good to me and my family and has afforded us a great quality of life"

Detective

Frank Keenaghan
"The position affords the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life with whom one can interact and network"

Garda - Traffic Corps

Gail Smith
"Every day is different. It's like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get"

Assistant Commissioner

Louis Harkin
"The structure of the organisation provides opportunities for career progression in a range of fields - operational policing, traffic, specialist units etc."

Louis Harkin

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