The direction for all uniformed gardaí to conduct 30 minutes of road safety policing per shift has been described as 'extremely frustrating' by Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín.
The direction for all uniformed gardaí to conduct 30 minutes of road safety policing per shift has been described as"extremely frustrating" by Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín.
"It's robbing Peter to pay Paul, it's literally taking gardaí who are absolutely flat out in other areas to be put on to this particular shift." "To solve this, it's very simple - what we need is proper pay, terms and conditions, and welfare protection for gardaí, then young people will join the Force and then Government will be able to achieve the necessary numbers here."
Ms Hourigan also said there are other enforcement options that are not currently being used which would take some of the burden away from gardaí. On the same programme, Pat Leahy, former Assistant Garda Commissioner for Dublin said it must be assumed that the Garda Commissioner's direction for uniformed gardaí to undertake 30 minutes of roads policing per shift means"there is a strategy in place, that it's just not a direction to the guards."
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