GSOC yet to hear back on resources for penalty points probe

The Garda ombudsman is still awaiting word from the Government five months after it requested extra resources to conduct the first penalty points investigation.

The watchdog has since been asked to investigate the second tranche of penalty point claims — also made by whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) wrote to the Department of Justice on May 1 saying it could not investigate the first set of claims without an additional €1m in funding.