A new Garda system to handle court warrants — including the some 120,000 warrants outstanding — will deal with cases similar to ones highlighted in the Garda inspectorate report.

A private investigator has been fined €5,000 after being convicted of two charges for breaching Data Protection Laws.

Up to one in five road traffic offenders, involved in some 170,000 offences, were able to avoid penalties due to ‘significant weaknesses’ in the fixed charge notice system, which the Garda Síochána ‘urgently’ needs to address.

A national Garda system to help families intimidated by dealers over drug debts is due to be launched in the coming months.