Audit finds some gardaí paid for being in two different places at same time
The report says the health of officers and the public were placed at “significant risk” due to the amount of hours worked by some gardaí. By Ken Foxe Thursday 4 Mar 2021, 3:43 PM Mar 4th 2021, 3:43 PM 43,359 Views 38 Comments
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AN OFFICIAL AUDIT of garda payroll found evidence that some officers were paid for performing duties at different locations at the same time.
The report also said the health and safety of both officers and the public were place at “significant risk” because of how many hours some gardaí were working.
Audit found gardaí paid to be on duty in two places at same time
The audit also listed an astonishing case where an officer had performed 75.25 hours over a period of 80.5 hours
The Garda Internal Audit Service found more than 1,050 cases where a garda had more than 16 hours duty over the course of a continuous 24-hour period. File photo
Thu, 04 Mar, 2021 - 12:04
Ken Foxe
An official audit of garda payroll found evidence that some officers were paid for performing duties at different locations at the same time.
The report also said the health and safety of both officers and the public were placed at “significant risk” because of how many hours some gardaí were working.