Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan admits ‘crisis of confidence’ in the gardaí

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has admitted that there is a “crisis of confidence” in the Garda Síochána.

It came as a Fianna Fáil motion was being debated in the Dáil last night demanding increased accountability in Garda HQ and for the Policing Authority to determine the commissioner’s ability to restore confidence in the force along with the publication by the Government of the terms of reference of the ‘root and branch’ review of the organisation.

Today will see a Sinn Féin motion relating to no confidence in the commissioner and the publication by Oireachtas Justice Committee chairman Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin of the commissioner’s responses to 27 questions set by the committee on the breath test and wrongful conviction scandals after a four-hour hearing last month.