OVERHAUL IS TOTALLY FORCE-SOME

AN Garda Siochana now has the largest fleet of vehicles in its history as well as new technology systems following what has been described as the biggest shake-up in the force ever.

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Following a transformation process that started in 2018, an information-led policing approach has seen the issue of 15,000 mobility devices that minimise the time it takes to retrieve information.

Officers are piloting 700 body-worn cameras while vehicle numbers have risen to 3,672 including new specialist vehicles such as two water cannons along with public order and community engagement vans.

Transforming An Garda Siochana 2018-2024 was formally launched yesterday at the Innovation Centre, Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park.

It was compiled to provide an organisational account of the implementation of A Policing Service For Our Future programme.

It records the force's strength as of November 2024 as 14,054 Garda members and 3,689 Garda staff along with 319 Garda reserves.

Among the changes recorded are a new operating model rolled out across 21 divisions that has established four functional areas within each division.

These are community engagement; performance assurance; crime; and business services functions, and is described as the biggest structural change in the history of the organisation.

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