Lifesaver plan 'neglected'

Most gardaí attached to the Dublin Regional Traffic Unit use motorcycles to ease traffic blockages in the city centre under Operation Artery, sources said. Only a small number of gardaí are put on Operation Lifesaver duty daily in the regional unit, they said.

Concerns have been raised that as a result, bad and dangerous driving outside the centre is largely undetected. The two unmarked cars, furnished with specialised camera equipment, in the unit are not being used and two marked cars are rarely employed. In addition, of the two Gatso vans in the unit, only one is occasionally out.