Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Tánaiste also said in June of last year that her Department became aware that some discrepancies had been identified in the mandatory alcohol testing and that the Garda was commencing a national audit, yet we know that national audit started in November 2016 but the review into the discrepancies had begun in 2015. The Tánaiste also said that in that letter An Garda Síochána said there were no issues arising out of the matter in regard to the mandatory alcohol testing but the letter also states that her officials sought regular updates. The Tánaiste said that the first she heard in regard to this as the line manager to the Commissioner was when a statement was made publicly. Is she saying that the Commissioner never discussed this issue with her and never informed her of the scale of it before she informed the media?

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