Garda Operational Support

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Garda Operational Support (formally Special Services) is a section of the Garda Síochána responsible for providing support services to policing in Ireland. Operational Support is operationally under the authority of Garda National Support Services branch and is headed by a Superintendent.

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Operational Support, which provides specialist support to Gardaí nationwide, is divided into four units. They are:

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v t e Garda Síochána
Organised & Serious Crime	National Bureau of Criminal Investigation Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau National Economic Crime Bureau National Cyber Crime Bureau National Immigration Bureau National Protective Services Bureau Technical Bureau Operational Support (Air Support Unit, Water Unit, Dog Unit, Mounted Unit) Criminal Assets Bureau	Badge of An Garda Síochána
Security and Intelligence	National Surveillance Unit Special Detective Unit Counter-Terrorism International Witness Security Programme
Traffic	Garda National Roads Policing Bureau Vehicles
Other units / structure	Garda Síochána College Emergency Response Unit Armed Support Units Public Order Units List of Garda districts Garda Síochána Reserve Garda Band
Scandals	Irish Phone Tapping Scandal (1982) "Rape Tape" Scandal (2011) Penalty Points Scandal (2012) Garda Phone Recordings Scandal (2014) Garda Whistleblower Scandal (2014) GSOC Bugging Scandal (2014)
Other	Garda Commissioner PULSE Gardaí killed in the line of duty Scott Medal Garda Museum Garda College Museum and Visitor Centre Garda ar Lár James "Lugs" Branigan Death of Terence Wheelock (2005) Death of George Nkencho
Oversight	Policing Authority Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Garda Síochána Inspectorate
Associated bodies	Garda Representative Association Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors Garda GAA

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