Garda Commissioner Appearing Before Policing Authority Today, On Cancelled 999 Calls.

Thursday, 28 October 2021 09:14

File image: Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris/RollingNews

Over 200,000 calls were cancelled in 2019 and 2020, with over 3,000 relating to domestic violence.

The Garda commissioner will meet the Policing Authority today about the controversy over the cancellation of 999 calls.

It emerged earlier this month officers were continuing to cancel emergency calls - despite the issue emerging last year.

Over 200,000 calls were cancelled in 2019 and 2020, with over 3,000 relating to domestic violence.

Noeline Blackwell, from Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, says it's damaging trust in the gardai.

Noeline Blackwell says Drew Harris needs to solve the problem urgently

A meeting in public between the #PolicingAuthority and the Garda Commissioner will take place tomorrow at 4pm, and will be live-streamed. The draft agenda for this meeting is available below.https://t.co/kxUKyBo5Zp
— Policing Authority (@PolicingAuthIRL) October 27, 2021

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