<P> The Garda Síochána Act 2005 provided for the establishment of a Garda Reserve to assist the force in performing its functions, and supplement the work of members of the Garda Síochána . </P> <P> The intent of the Garda Reserve is "to be a source of local strength and knowledge". Reserve members are to carry out duties defined by the Garda Commissioner and sanctioned by the Minister for Justice and Equality . With reduced training of 128 hours, these duties and powers must be executed under the supervision of regular members of the Force; they are also limited with respect to those of regular members . </P> <P> The first batch of 36 Reserve Gardaí graduated on 15 December 2006 at the Garda College, in Templemore . As of October 2016, there were 789 Garda Reserve members with further training scheduled for 2017 . </P> <Ul> <Li> National Support Services consists of: <Ul> <Li> National Bureau of Criminal Investigation </Li> <Li> Criminal Assets Bureau </Li> <Li> Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau </Li> <Li> National Economic Crime Bureau </Li> <Li> National Immigration Bureau </Li> <Li> Technical Bureau </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Operational Support Unit that consists of: <Ul> <Li> Air Support Unit </Li> <Li> Water Unit </Li> <Li> Dog Unit </Li> <Li> Mounted Unit </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Garda Crime & Security Branch consists of: <Ul> <Li> Special Detective Unit </Li> <Li> Emergency Response Unit </Li> <Li> National Surveillance Unit </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Traffic Corps </Li> <Li> Public Order Unit </Li> <Li> Regional Support Units </Li> <Li> Central Vetting Unit </Li> <Li> Garda Information Services Centre </Li> <Li> Community Relations Unit </Li> <Li> Garda Síochána College </Li> <Li> Garda Síochána Reserve </Li> </Ul>

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