Move to reassure public on 999 calls

(Left to right) Garda Commissioner Drew Harris; Chief Bureau Officer Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Gubbins and Minister for Justice Heather Humphreys TD. Photo: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The Garda Commissioner and the Justice Minister have moved to reassure the public that they will receive the appropriate police response when they ring 999 or their local station looking for help or reporting a crime.

It came amid another twist in the ongoing ‘999 cancellation’ saga, which has already resulted in an external investigation, ordered by the Policing Authority, into improper cancellation in the Garda Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system of thousands of 999 calls.