New data rules take gardaí off the beat

Gardaí will spend even less time on the beat because they are being required to log far more technical data on the already creaking Pulse computer system.

The claim was made by the two major garda associations, the GRA and AGSI, which represent respectively front-line and middle management members of the force.

Due to the recently introduced EU Victims of Crime Charter, gardaí will have to input a considerable amount of information about victims on the Pulse system.