[Chief Inspector of the Garda Siochana Inspectorate, Bob Olson with the report into fixed notice charges in Dublin today ]
“The report states that the accumulation of “fixes” over the years resulted in a technically deficient, managerially uncoordinated and inefficient support system.
The inspectorate also found that the system was fraught with wasteful use of garda and other stakeholder resources in administering the system.
The inspectorate said it was told by senior garda staff that the extent of the deficiencies within the penalty points system would not have been detected, but for the public scrutiny.
It recommends that the summons service process be reviewed to establish why so many summons are not served.
The inspectorate recommends a system be introduced immediately to ensure that all penalty points are endorsed on driving licences.”
More as we read it.
Report here.
Report finds widespread breaches in penalty points policy (RTE)
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Update:
[Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan]
“I want to clarify that my use of that term was not in reference to the character of either Sgt McCabe or former Garda Wilson, but the manner in which personal and sensitive data was inappropriately appearing in the public domain without regard to due process and fair procedures.” Martin Callinan this evening.
Martin Callinan during the Public Accounts Committee hearings.
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Screengrab via Ronan Delaney
