Garda whistleblower waits on transcript

A Garda whistleblower will learn in the coming days whether he will be provided with a transcript of his evidence given in private to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee on a failure to properly implement the penalty points system.

Following strong disagreement between PAC members on the issue yesterday, it was decided to refer it to the Committee on Procedures and Privileges, which is chaired by Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett and decides matters relating to the rules of the Oireachtas.

The decision was made after PAC clerk Ted McEnery said he was told by Oireachtas legal advisers releasing the document could set a “dangerous precedent.”