It would take 28 years to probe all Garda calls on breath tests

Senior gardaí estimate it would cost almost €7m over a period of 28 years to examine all Garda phone calls recording breath tests.

It would take 28 years to probe all Garda calls on breath tests
Fri, 08 Dec, 2017 - 00:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

The bill was revealed to the Oireachtas justice committee yesterday where numerous members expressed their disbelief at the inability to discipline any garda for the mass falsification.

The committee also heard that Garda HQ:

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