Policing Authority turns down Commissioner's request for Garda Inspectorate inquiry

The Policing Authority delivered a blow to Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan yesterday by turning down her request for the Garda Inspectorate to examine the breath test scandal.

The authority said it took this decision because it had not received “data requested” by it from the Garda Síochána and that an inspectorate investigation was “premature”.

The authority sought the information it wanted — including all audit reports — “by the end of this week”.