Alan Kelly accuses Garda Commissioner of ‘failing’ in road policing staff numbers

Alan Kelly accuses Garda Commissioner of ‘failing’ in road policing staff numbers

Alan Kelly TD of the Labour Party speaking to the media outside Leinster House, following the death of Garda officer Kevin Flatley on Sunday. File picture

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been accused of “a significant failing” through presiding over a drop in staffing roads policing units.

Following the death of Garda Kevin Flatley at a speed checkpoint in Dublin on Sunday, the Garda Commissioner said there should be a “real reset and rethink about our approach as a society to road safety”.

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