Senior garda denies being sent to GP to check if  sergeant's sick cert was a forgery

Inspector Anthony O'Sullivan told Disclosures Tribunal he had 'never' seen a medical certificate stating that someone was fit to return to work but should not attend their place of work and said he was told to check its validity

Retired Garda sergeant Paul Barry claims the visit to his GP amounted to targeting him and had made him 'upset and intimidated'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

A Garda inspector has denied he visited a GP's surgery because it was suspected a medical certificate issued to a sergeant who alleges he was bullied and harassed was a forgery, the Disclosures Tribunal has heard.

However, Inspector Anthony O'Sullivan on Thursday told the tribunal he had "never" seen a medical certificate stating that someone was fit to return to work but should not attend their place of work and said he was told to check its validity.