Garda anxious to testify on abuse of system

The Garda whistleblower at the centre of the alleged widespread abuse of the penalty points system is so angry at the lack of progress that he had offered to appear before the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

The sergeant has written to the committee saying he is anxious to give evidence as soon as possible and discuss the contents of the “box of evidence” he handed over to the PAC chairman John McGuinness.

Yesterday, Mr McGuinness revealed the PAC has agreed in principle to invite the whistleblower in “because he has given this information in good faith and it has to be examined”.