Gardaí 'could have prevented doubt' created by 999 call controversy

Policing Authority says An Garda Síochána could have been 'more forthcoming'

Policing Authority chairman Bob Collins said it was not clear if the reality of the 'very considerable risks' resulting from the 999 call controversy was fully appreciated by everyone in An Garda Síochána. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

An Garda Síochána could have prevented a lot of the “uncertainty and doubt” created by the 999 call controversy if it had been “more forthcoming” from the outset, the head of the Policing Authority has said.

Commenting in the authority’s 2021 annual report, chairman Bob Collins said it was not clear if the reality of the “very considerable risks” resulting from it was fully appreciated by everyone in the organisation.