Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion
Mr. Drew Harris:
Yes, in that I want to make sure that the resources I have are directed towards operational delivery as much as possible. I want to maximise operational delivery, not just at the local level but also at the national level. Another very important goal is to invert the thinking in the organisation. The primary means by which we will deliver the policing function is through these divisions. The regional units, the national units and the headquarters units are all acting in support. We are effectively localising our policing as opposed to bringing it back to headquarters all the time. I want the divisional officers and their gardaí to feel able to make decisions at a local level and to ask for support when they need to.
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