Breath test report set to highlight Garda culture

Garda management will come under renewed pressure today, with a Policing Authority report expected to highlight a culture in the organisation to keep breath test figures high.

The report, conducted by auditors Crowe Horwath on behalf of the authority, is also expected to criticise Garda management for failing to detect the scale of fake breath tests earlier and to take corrective action.

The 86-page review, including a 10-page commentary by the authority, on both the breath test and the fixed charge notice controversies is being published this afternoon.