O’Sullivan ‘has been undermined by fresh claims’

The authority of the acting Garda commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan has been undermined by fresh allegations about penalty points system abuse, the opposition has claimed.

Fianna Fáil’s spokesman on justice, Niall Collins, said this was “very regrettable,” because she had been proactive in dealing with the issue since she took up the position in March.

Ms O’Sullivan now faces calls to appear before both the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee to discuss the new allegations made by the Garda whistleblower, Maurice McCabe.