Leo Varadkar looks toward individual responsibility after criticising GRA

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has criticised frontline gardaí for rejecting the “specific findings” of the false breath-tests investigation and attempting to wash their hands of responsibility for the affair.

Mr Varadkar said it was unacceptable that the Garda Representative Association had attempted to claim management, and not its own members, were responsible for the fake tests, insisting that “individual accountability” must take place.

On Thursday, GRA spokesman John O’Keeffe denied that frontline gardaí were responsible for the latest scandal to hit the force, saying they were not to blame for the fake breath tests.