McCabe to hand over Pulse files to GSOC

Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe is expected to hand over documentation on up to 3,000 terminated penalty-point cases when he is interviewed by the Garda Ombudsman next week.

It will be the first meeting between the officer and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) since the body was requested last January, by former justice minister Alan Shatter, to investigate the matter.

GSOC has told the Department of Justice it will be an “extensive” investigation and has requested €1m in funding to hire extra staff to enable it to conduct the inquiry. Discussions in relation to the request are thought to be continuing.