I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the level of services provided at a Garda Station will vary in order to meet the requirements of the local community and may, in addition to the provision of policing services, include the following:
Insurance claims for lost property
Passport applications
Age Card applications
Firearms Licence applications
Proof identity forms e.g. for use in opening bank accounts
Fingerprinting
Receiving and returning lost/found property
Witness signatures for replacement documents e.g. vehicle certificates of ownership, lost N.C.T certificates, etc
Signing of forms for obtaining driving licences, including medical and eye test
Facilitate persons using postal ballots
Facilitating the Out of Hours services provided by social care personnel
Reporting of Missing Persons/Children
Place of safety for persons at risk
Facilitating the reporting of crimes
Key Holders can record their details at the Garda station for premises
Members of the public may also seek crime prevention advice at a Garda Station. Members of the public may, when required, produce driving licences and certificates of insurance at a Garda Station. Sometimes members of the public who are granted bail by the Courts or may be granted temporary release from Prison are required as part of the conditions of the bail/temporary release to ‘sign-on' at a designated Garda Station. Members of the public who attend a Garda station as victims of crime are provided with a place of safety while they seek advice and receive details of victim support groups, such as the Irish Tourist Assistance Service for tourists.