More than 900 gardaí have responded to Interim Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan’s call for reform suggestions in the wake of recent scandals.

Mid-ranking gardaí have called for a review of road fatalities to establish if there is a connection between a rise in deaths and cuts in the Garda traffic corps.

Gardaí face the risk of a raft of civil actions as members are not properly trained to use batons and pepper sprays.