€13.5m for new Garda IT system to record contact with public

An Garda Síochána claim the new system will provide an enhanced service to the public. File picture

An Garda Síochána is to spend €13.5m on a new system for logging and recording all contact by members of the public and dispatching gardaí in response to requests for assistance.

The new computer-aided dispatch and communications platform will replace a system that has been in use for over 30 years and whose immediate replacement was recommended by the Garda Inspectorate over a decade ago.