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THE ASSOCIATION OF Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has expressed its “deep disappointment” after it said that Garda management won’t push for priority Covid-19 testing for its members.
The AGSI represents almost 2,500 middle-ranking Gardaí and have been in discussions over the last number of weeks with Garda management on progressing this issue on behalf of its members.
Garda management addressed the issue in its meeting with the Policing Authority on 20 April.
The report the Policing Authority reported back to the Minister for Justice and Equality stated:
The Deputy Commissioners confirmed that the organisation has sufficient PPE resources and provided assurance that the matter of priority testing for Garda personnel will be resolved within the next day or two.
At a tele-conference meeting yesterday with Garda management, the AGSI were informed that management were “not progressing” priority testing for members of AGSI.
General Secretary Antoinette Cunningham says the “u-turn” caught the Association by surprise and their members feel “let down” by Garda management.
“We had already informed our members that priority testing would be available.
“The AGSI supports priority testing for our members to ensure capacity in the force at all times and have asked Garda management to review this decision.”
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Could do with a simulator to show the dangers of driving while using a mobile phone. From driving up and down this country those that attend The Ploughing Championship are often the same folk that use their phone while driving.
@Jason Walsh: [citation needed]
@Rob Hunt: Me: Driver observation from 1998-Ongoing on all types of roads in Ireland. Road safety is my gig I can tell a driver is on their phone before seeing it in their hand.
@Jason Walsh: and you can also tell that they attend the annual ploughing championships. You really have a special set of skills.
@Jason Walsh: I’m not calling into question your clearly unmatched skills of observation, just wondering how you can deduce that all of these phone users are attending the ploughing championships. Should you not be off solving murders?
@Rob Hunt: the ploughing championship bumper stickers in the car/tractors I’m assuming?!
@Rob Hunt: the type of vehicles being driven is the big giveaway that the ploughing championship event would be their thing and the country music too
@Jason Walsh: you can tell what they’re listening to as you drive by also?!
@Jason Walsh: do you look at the road ahead at all when you are driving?
@Jason Walsh: and there I was thinking that if I had my windows up, I could listen away to my Backstreet Boys Greatest Hits CD without anyone knowing! Jason Walsh will know if he passes me though!
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