‘Splintered Garda governance means buck stops nowhere’, expert report warns

The “splintered” governance of An Garda Síochána means the “buck stops nowhere”, an expert report on the Department of Justice has said.

The situation can result in ministers, department secretaries general, and Garda commissioners departing “even for issues not of their own making”, because accountability cannot be found elsewhere.

The report  of the Effectiveness and Renewal Group said the close relationship between senior department of justice officials and senior gardaí means there is a sense of them being “in the trenches together”.