Charges dropped against woman accused of disclosing confidential information

Charges have been dropped against a woman who had been accused of disclosing confidential information which had been accessed at a garda station.

Helena Bruton (aged 52) of Cluain Ri, Ashbourne, Co Meath faced a charge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that on July 16, 2009, at Finglas Garda Station, she obtained access to personal data or obtained access to information constituting such data, without the prior authority of the Data Controller and that she disclosed the data or information to another person.