Composition of policing body ‘not a matter for Garda Commissioner’

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said it is not a matter for him to decide whether it is appropriate for someone with a recent assault conviction to sit on a county’s most senior policing committee, the Joint Policing Committee (JPC).

Mr Harris was asked for comment on his way into the meeting in Tralee of councillors, community representatives, local authority officials, and senior police officers who make up the Kerry JPC.