'Completely unacceptable': Road safety group slams delay in rollout of mobile devices for gardaí

The smart phones are described as 'mobile data stations', and provide gardaí on the roadside immediate and secure access to the same information as they would have in a garda station.

'Completely unacceptable': Road safety group slams delay in rollout of mobile devices for gardaí
Fri, 12 Jul, 2019 - 16:06
Cormac O’Keeffe

A road safety group has slammed as “completely unacceptable” any delay in the scheduled rollout of mobile devices for frontline gardaí because of budget problems.

Garda sources said significant savings will have to be found after the Government told Garda HQ that the €10-€12m bill for policing the visit of US President Donald Trump will have to come from the existing Garda Budget.

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