07-05-2025
Appointments announced for new Garda operating model in Co Donegal
The Garda Operating Model is being introduced as part of A Policing Service for the Future, which is the implementation plan based on the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland.
This model is recommended by the both the Commission of the Future of Policing in Ireland and the Garda Inspectorate.
Detective Superintendent Shaun Grant, based at Buncrana Garda Station will have responsibility for the Donegal Crime Functional Area. The Crime Functional Area, led by a Detective Superintendent, will be responsible for the most serious crime in Donegal Division.
Specialist units will be attached to this FA and will support Community Engagement.
Superintendent David Kelly of Milford Garda Station will have responsibility for the Donegal Performance Assurance Functional Area.
The Performance Assurance Functional Area, led by a Superintendent, will be responsible for governance and courts within the Division.
The specialist knowledge brought by this FA will allow the Community Engagement and Crime Superintendents and Inspectors to focus on delivery of an operational service to the public
Superintendent Karen Duffy, who is based at Ballyshannon Garda Station, will have responsibility for Donegal South Community Engagement Functional Area.
The Community Engagement Functional Areas, led by a Superintendent, will be responsible for front-line core policing.
The new model introduces major changes to the structures of An Garda Síochána by providing a wider range of policing services for people in their local area.
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It will particularly enhance the investigation of crime through the delivery of a greater range of specialised services in local areas, such as the investigation of sexual crime, domestic violence, cyber-crime, and economic crime.
The Operating Model will see the number of Garda Divisions reduce from 28 to 21.
Under this new structure, each Division in the country will be organised into four Functional Areas: Community Engagement, Crime, Performance Assurance, and Business Services.
