Recession was ‘excuse for inaction’ on reform, says former head of the Garda Inspectorate

The former head of the Garda Inspectorate has revealed how she “seldom interacted” with former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and how “the economic crisis was referenced regularly as an excuse for inaction” on police reform within government.

Kathleen O’Toole’s comments are contained in her thesis submitted to the Trinity College Dublin School of Business, entitled The Garda Inspectorate: Driving Collaborative Reform Through a Model of Equilibrated Governance.