Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has announced she will not attend the annual conference of the Garda Representative Association because Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has not been invited.
She wrote to the association, which represents over 11,000 rank-and-file gardaí, to inform it of her decision to decline the invitation.Ms McEntee is however due to attend the Prison Officers Conference in Sligo two days later, on Thursday of next week, after accepting that invitation. The association said trust had broken down between them and Mr Harris and accused the him of creating"an overarching atmosphere of fear... by the overzealous application of discipline and oversight" which is impacting the ability of gardaí to do their job with confidence.
It is the first time any garda association has declined to invite the Garda Commissioner to its annual conference.Ms McEntee said she has engaged with the GRA in recent weeks and asked them to reconsider inviting Mr Harris, but the GRA declined.
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