Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Does the Tánaiste accept that the management could not but be aware, given the fact that, in August 2015, Professor Cusack informed the Garda that only 200,000 mouthpieces were provided for a time when they claimed 400,000 breath tests had been carried out? How could senior management not be aware of the scale of inaccuracies at that time? I do not know how the Tánaiste can accept that they were unaware.

In respect of the Road Safety Authority indicating in 2014 that there was an issue, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport at the time wrote to the Garda making it aware of his concerns. An Garda Síochána indicated in a detailed letter to the Department of Justice and Equality in May 2014 that it had looked into the claims regarding MAT checkpoints and were satisfied that correct procedures were in place. Who conducted that review? Is the person who conducted it still a serving member of An Garda Síochána?

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