Garda Technical Bureau

The Garda Technical Bureau (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