Capital to get ‘enhanced traffic unit’

DUBLIN is to get an ‘enhanced’ traffic unit, but a national traffic corps — a key election promise — remains off the agenda.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell said he would announce the enhanced traffic unit for Dublin in the coming weeks, but due to limited garda resources, a separate traffic corps could only be set up at a later date.

This appeared to contradict comments from Transport Minister Seamus Brennan on RTÉ, when he said he remained committed to a traffic corps, but added that it would be garda-led and within the force, with some civilians involved.