Garda Commissioner says some people's 'antics' were deserving of Covid fines over Christmas
Drew Harris was speaking at the Policing Authority meeting today.
Drew Harris was speaking at the Policing Authority meeting today.
Around 85% of 5,784 fines were issued to people for leaving their homes without a reasonable excuse.
The report says that only one Garda can recall receiving specialized training for the adult caution scheme.
Drew Harris said there is a “small risk” that some of these individuals have engaged in other crimes.
Since the start of the pandemic, anti-spit hoods have been used 118 times by Gardaí.
The Policing Authority has said Garda powers to enforce Covid restrictions should be as limited as possible, and used sparingly.
The Policing Authority’s monthly report on garda powers was published today.
The Policing Authority today published its half-year report.
The Policing Authority published its fourth report into the use of new garda powers since 8 April.
Josephine Feehily said yesterday that An Garda Síochána has evolved as an organisation since 2014.
The Policing Authority said today it wants a number of recommendations acted upon by gardáí to “ensure public confidence”.
A review of the juvenile diversion programme found thousands of reported crimes were not prosecuted.
The government has asked the Policing Authority to nominate a person for appointment to the position.
There had been an increase in assaults, robberies, and very little progress in tackling hate crime, the report said.
The Policing Authority said that some gardaí have expressed “cynicism and scepticism” to proposed changes.
Work has been underway over the past three months to implement the recommendations.
The authority has outlined a series of concerns about how the force operates.
The analysts said they were pressured to sign off on inaccurate data.
The gardaí said that they have evidence to back up their claims.
A review was due to be published last June.
The review was due to be published last June.
O Cualáin said reviewing all 505,730 calls made by gardaí to log breath test data would take a number of years.
It is time now for the finger-pointing to stop and for that culture shift we’ve been hearing about for years to begin.
It’s detailed in a report from the Policing Authority.
Gardaí are having their fingers rapped over breath tests again – this time by the Policing Authority.
Chairperson of the Policing Authority Josephine Feehily was in front of the Oireachtas Justice Committee this morning.
Jim O’Callaghan said investigating such a large number of cases would “cost a huge amount of money”.
The Policing Authority has thanked O’Sullivan for 36 years of service to the force.
In some cases, only one victim was counted even though multiple people were killed.
It emerged recently that one of Barrett’s colleagues questioned in a letter to the Commissioner whether he had breached the Official Secrets Act.
O’Sullivan is making her first appearance in front of the Policing Authority since the scandal concerning Garda breath tests first broke.
Moyagh Murdock said people had felt let down by recent garda revelations.
The Policing Authority is to examine the full facts of how and why two massive garda admin errors occurred.
Josephine Feehily said the ongoing “saga” is “potentially corrosive” for garda morale.
Nóirín O’Sullivan said she was concerned about the impact of recent issues on public confidence in policing.
A thorough investigation will be carried out into the administration, ethos and culture of the force.
The code commits to standards of conduct like honesty, integrity and the reporting of wrongdoing.
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald said from tomorrow the Policing Authority will assume its role to appoint senior gardaí.
Reports at the weekend suggest that Nóirín O’Sullivan’s use of a private mail account for Garda business was compromised by a data hack in 2012.
Enda Kenny has said the independent Policing Authority will appoint senior gardaí early next year.