Garda road traffic enforcement ‘should be monitored’

The head the Road Safety Authority has called for the introduction of a system to verify Garda enforcement of road traffic legislation.

RSA chairperson Liz O’Donnell said she believed there should be an independent method of checking on the accuracy of Garda enforcement statistics.

It follows the controversy which emerged earlier this year when gardaí admitted that they had misrepresented the number of roadside breathalysers tests they had conducted over a five-year period.