Government urged to engage in meaningful policing review
A Sligo Leitrim TD has called on the government not to miss out on a golden opportunity to properly restructure policing in this country. The cabinet are today discussing plans to significantly reform the accountability of An Garda Siochana. The Bill from Justice Minister Helen McEntee would create…
Cabinet approves Garda severance programme
The Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan TD has secured Cabinet agreement for the Regulations governing a severance programme targeted at senior managers in An Garda Siochana. The programme aims to incentivise 30 Garda members at senior ranks to take retirement before the maximum retirement age of 60,…
Garda changes on hold until after Brexit
Garda chiefs will ‘hold off’ on reorganising the border divisions as part of its new policing plan until there is more certainty over Brexit. It is still expected that the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will merge into a new Garda division. However any changes in personnel and…
Gardai need extra resources to implement reform measures
Without adequate resources and training for Gardai the new Garda reform measures are doomed to fail. That’s according to the Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Justice and Equality, Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny. Deputy Kenny says that while an emphasis on community policing and a reduction in administrative duties…
Further Joint Policing Committee disappointment with new Garda operations plan
A member of a second Joint Policing Committee in the north west has voiced disappointment over the lack of consultation about the proposed new operating plan for An Garda Siochana. Leitrim County Councillor Mary Bohan says the joint policing committees — which include local authority officials, councillors and the community…