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High Court Challenge over Regulations Affecting Sick Leave Payments

Irish Times 1/1/14   GRA brings High Court challenge over regulations affecting sick leave payments AGSI and bodies representing senior ranks expected to bring proceedings shortly   The Garda Representative Association (GRA), representing 11,500 rank-and-file members, has launched a High Court challenge to new regulations affecting sick leave payments. The case, brought against Minister for […]

AGSI Renews Call for Garda Trade Union Rights

Minister Shatter Welcomes CSO Crime Statistics – Department Press Release

Publication by Central Statistics Office of Recorded Crime Statistics for 2013   Speaking today on the publication of the Central Statistics Office recorded crime statistics for 2013, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, welcomed the fact that crime is continuing to fall across most crime categories, with a total reduction of […]

AGSI Renews Call for Garda Trade Union Rights

Statement by the Minister for Justice on the Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System

Statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, on the Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System 26 March 2014 I want to begin by addressing a matter of substantial importance. On October 1st 2013 in a topical issue debate on the penalty points issue I made a statement […]

AGSI Renews Call for Garda Trade Union Rights

Statement from Minister Shatter on Retirement of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan

Statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter, TD, on the retirement of Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan     I wish to pay tribute to the Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan, on his retirement from An Garda Síochána.   As Commissioner and throughout his very distinguished service in the Force he has made […]

AGSI Renews Call for Garda Trade Union Rights

Irish Times Report – Widespread breaches in penalty points system uncovered

Consistent and widespread breaches of policy in the administration of the penalty points system have been uncovered by the Garda Síochána Inspectorate. In a report into the operation of the Fixed Charge Processing System (FCPS) published this evening the Inspectorate also found that it was bedevilled by waste of money and resources. A series of […]

AGSI Renews Call for Garda Trade Union Rights

Irish Times Report – Inspectorate findings are embarrassing for the Gardai but not devastating

In 60% of the cases that went to court, the motorists sidestepped the penalty points handed down to them by simply leaving their driving licence at home that day.   Some €7.5 million in fines revenue was foregone when court summonses that should have called motorists to court to pay the financial penalty and incur […]

AGSI Renews Call for Garda Trade Union Rights