Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a question about enforcement and compliance. At one time, gardaí were able to use their discretion in common sense cases. Now, when a garda leaves the barracks, he or she is subject to mandatory checkpoint sign-off by the sergeant in charge. If those gardaí put up a standard checkpoint on St. Stephen's Green to stop everyone, when scooters approach them, do they just look left and then pass by? What happens if, down the road, a girl coming out of school has an accident? Has the garda failed in his or her duty there?