Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has announced the establishment of new investigation units and the transfer of just under 100 senior officers.
It is part of the largest management change in the history of An Garda Síochána.
A new child protection, domestic violence and human exploitation unit is to be set up as well as a strategic transformation office to ensure the implementation of garda reforms.
A risk compliance and continuous office is to be set up in every region which will have responsibility for victims' services.
The Garda National Drugs Unit is to merge with the Organised Crime Unit while regional detective superintendents will have responsibility for the management of criminal investigations.
New appointments have also been made in Fraud, CAB, Immigration and Traffic aswell as in garda divisions all over the country
93 senior officers have been transferred to new positions in what is the largest single management change in the history of the gardaí.
The Garda Commissioner said these major changes are based on internal analysis and reports and are a critical element of the transformation programme.
Ms O'Sullivan said: "These allocations, and the resulting additional changes at these ranks, are a critical element of our transformation programme, as they will allow us to develop the new structures, units and approaches required to ensure we are providing the best possible service to the public.
"Based on internal and external analysis and reports, major changes are being made to the organisation's structure, how we prevent and investigate crime, and the provision of the necessary services such as ICT to support these activities," she added.
