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Professional Standards Unit. 
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24.— (1)  As soon as practicable after the commencement of this section, the Garda Commissioner shall establish a Professional Standards Unit, to be headed by an officer not below the rank of chief superintendent, to— 
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(a) examine and review, as directed by the Commissioner, the operational, administrative and management performance of the Garda Síochána at all levels, 
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(b) propose measures to the Commissioner to improve that performance, and 
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(c) promote the highest standards of practice, as measured by reference to the best standards of comparable police services, in operational, administrative and management matters relating to the Garda Síochána. 
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(2) Not later than 31 March in each year, the Garda Commissioner shall submit a report to the Minister on the activities of the Professional Standards Unit in the preceding year. 
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