Exemptions from speeding fines for gardaí set to be tightened

Judge Michael Deery said gardaí should explain why it was necessary to speed. File picture

The Government plans to tighten laws which legally allow gardaí and other emergency services to break speed limits following concerns by oversight bodies.

The measures are to be included in the Government’s implementation plan, due to the published soon, in relation to a report by the Garda Inspectorate on countering corruption in An Garda Síochána.