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Joseph Connor at all times disputed the existence of such a warrant against him.
Revenue’s figures indicate a sharp rise in seizures this year.
But Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has questioned whether the figures can be trusted, and that he would make a complaint.
It is the first time in the history of the State that such a prosecution has come before the courts.
The system is used widely by the force but 77 stations can’t access it.
The practice involves dragging an electrified net across the sea floor, stunning all of the marine life in its path.
A report found that there was a 71% gap between the breath test figures recorded on Pulse, and the actual tests carried out.
Former Justice Minister said some gardaí were using the Pulse system as a “social website”.
The abuse of the Garda information system was one case outlined in the Gsoc review of 2016 complaints.
The massaging of figures is now feared to extend into other garda departments.
The minister for justice has pointed out burglary offences in many divisions have fallen.
The alleged incident is said to have happened in August 2013.
Some 16% of crimes were not recorded on PULSE, while 21% of invalidated incidents were done so “without sufficient justification”
Garda Donal Maguire was found not guilty by reason of insanity last month.
All the proceeds go straight to the families of the victims.
He had also planned an attack at Walt Disney World.
Clubgoers told a local paper the 29-year-old would drink heavily and get “loud and belligerent” in the gay club.
The attack, the worst mass shooting in modern US history, was carried out at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub, a well-known gay hangout.
Shatter said he had raised this issue with Martin Callinan.
Many relate to non-payment of fines.
PULSE is 16 years old this year. A number of upgrades have taken place, but the force has been advised to ‘retire’ it in favour of an entirely new system.
The Garda Inspectorate has also recommended scrapping the Pulse system.
The Garda Inspectorate report found serious problems with the way that gardaí classify crimes.
Currently, all members of the gardaí have access to PULSE.
Previously, GSOC only had access to the investigations database under Garda supervision.
It was almost a year ago that a complaint was made about the Minister for Justice telling Prime Time about Mick Wallace being cautioned by a garda over using his mobile phone while driving, writes William Campbell.
In an interview on The Late Late Show, John Wilson questioned why fellow whistleblower Maurice McCabe’s access to the PULSE system is now being reviewed.
This is the arrogant nature of permanent government. It gets too used to running the show and always being right, writes Aaron McKenna.
Minister Alan Shatter said that all persons are subject to the same PULSE recording procedures.
The Garda Commissioner has said he shares the concerns “and I have expressed my disquiet about this publically on several occasions”.
Online survey conducted over last month shows direct impact of recent high-profile charities scandals.
Faith in our national authorities has been badly shaken – the only way to restore it is to hold an independent inquiry, says Mark Kelly.
Speaking in the Dáil this morning, the Justice Minister noted that access to the system is supervised by two seconded superintendents.
The Justice Minister stressed that he has full confidence in the Gardaí to co-operate with an Ombudsman investigation.
The RF safe stop system uses radio frequency pulse to ‘confuse’ a vehicle’s electronic system, cutting the engine and bringing it to a standstill.
One HSE employee searched the social welfare records of their son’s girlfriend.
Justice Minister Alan Shatter said today that he has had concerns for some time about sensitive and confidential information finding its way into the public domain.
Only 421 of the country’s 703 Garda stations are “networked” – meaning 40 per cent of them don’t have email connections.
The Data Protection Commissioner is conducting an audit of the Gardaí’s use of the Pulse database following a number of complaints.
The Medical Council is probing allegations that a doctor at Letterkenny Hospital engaged in professional misconduct and poor professional performance.