McCabe probe ‘will cost an extra €1m’

-GSOC needs funds for ‘extensive’ investigation into complaints

The Garda Ombudsman has told the Department of Justice it cannot undertake the “extensive” investigation into Sergeant Maurice McCabe’s penalty point complaints without an additional €1m in funding.

It is seven months since former justice minister Alan Shatter requested the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to investigate all allegations over the cancellation of fixed-charge notices.