That's according to Labour’s Justice Spokesperson.
The three-year suspension of a midlands Garda who gave a pensioner a bike during the pandemic ‘crystalises a wider issue’ within the force.
That’s the view of Labour’s Justice Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, after a disciplinary panel recommended the highly respected Westmeath Garda be completely cleared.
It's understood the problem arose in 2020, because he failed to fill out a form after taking the bike from a Garda storeroom.
Deputy Ó’ Ríordáin says the issue is symbolic among members of the force:
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