Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 December 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Policing Issues: An Garda Síochána
10:30 am
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
As far as I can establish, the Garda has not ruled out the possibility. I just want to put on the record that where there is a clear paper trial, with the name of the person who recorded it and the motorist, where there are widespread examples of wrongdoing, and where a single member of the Garda cancelled 744 notices across 17 counties, then criminal and disciplinary proceedings have to be taken, whatever about the mandatory alcohol-testing issue. This is not just about the Garda. It is about those who potentially benefited from it, whether through their relationship with a garda or their prominent position in the community. I take on board the fact Garda management has not ruled it out, as far as I can establish. I urge that it would be pursued.
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