HQ Branches
Offices of the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners and Chief Administrative Officer
Office of the Garda Commissioner
The general direction and control of An Garda Síochána is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Government. He is responsible to the Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform, who in turn is accountable to the Dáil (the Irish legislature) for the activities of the Service. The Commissioner’s Office is at Garda Headquarters. He is assisted by the Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, the Deputy Commissioner in charge of Strategy & Change Management, and the Chief Administrative Officer. The Commissioner has a Personal Assistant (Chief Superintendent) and a Private Secretary (Superintendent), together with an administrative staff.
Office of the the Deputy Commissioner Strategy & Change Management
The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Strategy & Change Management is Nacie Rice. He is responsible for strategy development and performance improvement subject to the Commissioner’s approval. His main functions include overseeing An Garda Síochána's corporate planning process, establishing change, leadership and training programmes and ensuring that strategy implementation is achieved in a coordinated and integrated fashion across the organisation. The Assistant Commissioners in charge of Professional Standards and Strategy & Training, the Head of Legal Affairs and the Head of the Internal Audit Section report to Deputy Commissioner Rice.
Office of the Deputy Commissioner Operations
The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations is Martin Callinan. He is responsible for operational policing. Based at Garda Headquarters, he has a support staff headed by a Superintendent. The
Assistant Commissioners in charge of Crime & Security, National Support Services and Traffic, and each of the 6 Regional Assistant Commissioners report to Deputy Commissioner Callinan. Deputy Commissioner Callinan chairs a number of internal working groups tasked with enhancing service delivery and champions a number of change projects in the operational area. He also liaises with a number of other state agencies on behalf of An Garda Síochána regarding policing-related issues.
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. John Leamy is the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). He has responsibility for the Finance Directorate, Human Resource Management, the Garda Estate, Transport and Information and Communications Technology. The Office of the CAO has a team of 5 people comprising 2 Gardaí and 3 civilian staff. Tasks and projects of the Office of the CAO include:-
- Overseeing the management of an administrative budget of €1.5 billion
- Implementation of a new Human Resources Strategy
- Implementation of a new Occupational Health Strategy
- Developing Short and Long Term Accommodation Strategy for the Garda Estate
- Review of administrative practices and procedures
- Development of a Fleet Optimisation Model for 2,500 vehicles
- Rollout of the National Digital Radio System
- Development of a new ICT strategic plan
- Oversight of the roll-out of a number of major IT projects
The Office of the CAO can be contacted at:-
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Garda Headquarters
Phoenix Park
Dublin 8
Tel: +353 1 6662082
Fax: +353 1 6662084
E-mail: CAO@garda.ie