A senior member of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) says he will not "speculate" on whether Maurice McCabe was right to bring allegations of garda misconduct into the public domain.
The whistleblower's actions were vindicated in the findings of a report by senior counsel Seán Guerin published last May.
However the GRA is objecting to the delay in setting up a commission of inquiry, which the Government promised after the publication of the Guerin report
Cavan-based garda James Morrisroe, a member of the GRA executive committee, says the inquiry would bring more information to light.
"His (Guerin's) recommendations are that a commission of inquiry be set up to look into the allegations - and let's be clear about this: they're only allegations at the minute, they're not facts," Gda Morrisroe said.
When asked if he thought Maurice McCabe was right to put these allegations in the public domain, he replied: "Well that's for the commission of inquiry to sort out - it's not for me to speculate on that".
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*Sergeant Maurice McCabe is set to begin working with the Garda Professional Standards Unit tomorrow.
The sergeant, famous for his role in exposing the penalty points scandal, has been seconded to the unit and is expected to be there for at least a week.
Investigations are continuing into a fresh batch of allegations he has highlighted with Garda management, concerning the abuse of the penalty points system.
Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe said the force's management are sending out the right signal by involving Sergeant McCabe - but their work must be transparent.
"Allegations that have been made like this are of great concern to me … I want to particularly welcome [McCabe]," he said.
"That's a very important signal, on many levels."
John Wilson, a former member of the force who also rose to prominence as a whistleblower, also claims the state is still losing millions of euro because summonses are not being served.
The whistleblower's actions were vindicated in the findings of a report by senior counsel Seán Guerin published last May.
However the GRA is objecting to the delay in setting up a commission of inquiry, which the Government promised after the publication of the Guerin report
Cavan-based garda James Morrisroe, a member of the GRA executive committee, says the inquiry would bring more information to light.
"His (Guerin's) recommendations are that a commission of inquiry be set up to look into the allegations - and let's be clear about this: they're only allegations at the minute, they're not facts," Gda Morrisroe said.
When asked if he thought Maurice McCabe was right to put these allegations in the public domain, he replied: "Well that's for the commission of inquiry to sort out - it's not for me to speculate on that".
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*Sergeant Maurice McCabe is set to begin working with the Garda Professional Standards Unit tomorrow.
The sergeant, famous for his role in exposing the penalty points scandal, has been seconded to the unit and is expected to be there for at least a week.
Investigations are continuing into a fresh batch of allegations he has highlighted with Garda management, concerning the abuse of the penalty points system.
Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe said the force's management are sending out the right signal by involving Sergeant McCabe - but their work must be transparent.
"Allegations that have been made like this are of great concern to me … I want to particularly welcome [McCabe]," he said.
"That's a very important signal, on many levels."
John Wilson, a former member of the force who also rose to prominence as a whistleblower, also claims the state is still losing millions of euro because summonses are not being served.
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