Protection of the security of the State

What this means

• An Garda Síochána is Ireland's national police service, given a legal duty to protect the security of the State under the Garda Síochána Act 2005.[source]
• This mandate covers counter-terrorism and the protection of the institutions of the State, making it one of the most serious responsibilities held by the force.[source]
• The legal basis for this duty is section 7 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, which sets out the core functions of An Garda Síochána in statute.[source]
• Because this is a statutory mandate, An Garda Síochána is publicly accountable for how it carries out state security work, not just internally within government.[source]
• No implementing commitments are currently recorded against this mandate, meaning there are no tracked actions linked to how it is being delivered.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• duty held by body
  An Garda SíochánaBody

Indirect impact (3)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• duty held by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via garda
  Preservation of peace and public orderMandate
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via garda
  Recruit at least 5,000 new Garda membersCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via garda
  Expand the Garda training college and assess a second collegeCommitment