Garda Commisioner now admits he had penalty points wiped out

washman3 wrote: »

Checked out Obama's wages on Wiki, gives it as $311,000 thats €239,000.
But i distinctively remember him stating in his innaugeration speech that he aimed to give good value for his highly paid presidents job of $250,000, thats €190,000
But to put it more into perscective, the chief commissioner of the New York police, Joseph Esposito, earns $200,000 (€152,000) while in charge of 35,000 officers serving 8.4 million people.
Incidentally, the guy we have all watched on tv over the last few days,Daniel Linskey,police chief of Boston earns $161,000 (€122,000) while in charge of 2,200 officers. A really articulate guy who was under enermous pressure.
Just imagine our commissioner in that scenario, a guy that earns €204,000 ($267,000) struggling to put two words of a sentence together. truely mind-boggling. Little wonder we're bankrupt. (in every sense)

Every single source I can see, including wikipedia and the Irish Times says he earns $400,000 per year. He has agreed to take a 5% pay cut ($20,000).

The actual NYPD commissioner is Ray Kelly who earns $215,000 per year. Jopseph Esposito was the Chief of Police, though he retired recently. The Garda Commissioner would be a merger of the NYPD's Commissioner and Chief of Police roles.

The Boston Police Department is roughly 5 times smaller then the Gardaí, so from a purely mathematical prospective its commissioner should be earning 5 times less than the Garda Commissioner i.e €40,800. Obviously that is completely unrealistic and ignores a lot of practical matters.

I don't know where you get the idea the Garda Commissioner is some half wit who can't string a sentence together. I've seen him speak and he comes across reasonably well. The only times I remember the commissioner speaking at length at press conferences was when Adrian Donoghue was murdered in January. Once again, I couldn't find fault with his manner in front of the cameras.

By the way, I'm not trying to say that the Garda Commissioner deserves his large salary, I just wanted to point out how wrong your original point that he earns more than the US President was.

mathepac wrote: »

Apart from the ridiculous wages, a couple of things about this case are extremely odd.

IIRC the Garda Commissioner gets a a car and a armed Garda driver as part of his deal. Why were they not in use on the day? Why was he driving himself if he was on duty, en route to an important security meeting?

If as has been pointed out, he is exempt from certain sections of the Road Traffic laws, why not go to court and challenge the fine and points the correct way by mounting a case in court? These the options open to Sean & Sheila citizen - pay up or appear in court.

I would have thought he did get a driver and car alright which does make it odd.

However, if all the exempt from rules of the road etc logic actually applies here, it would make more sense to quash the points rather then wasting his and the courts time by having to go to court to challenge them.

Is nobody, no politician or journo, going to ask him if he's telling lies?

washman3 wrote: »

Checked out Obama's wages on Wiki, gives it as $311,000 thats €239,000.
But i distinctively remember him stating in his innaugeration speech that he aimed to give good value for his highly paid presidents job of $250,000, thats €190,000
But to put it more into perscective, the chief commissioner of the New York police, Joseph Esposito, earns $200,000 (€152,000) while in charge of 35,000 officers serving 8.4 million people.
Incidentally, the guy we have all watched on tv over the last few days,Daniel Linskey,police chief of Boston earns $161,000 (€122,000) while in charge of 2,200 officers. A really articulate guy who was under enermous pressure.
Just imagine our commissioner in that scenario, a guy that earns €204,000 ($267,000) struggling to put two words of a sentence together. truely mind-boggling. Little wonder we're bankrupt. (in every sense)

Again, could not some brave journalist ask him if he thinks his salary is commensurate with his bailiwick? And how it can be justified in the light of salaries for similar jobs in other countries.

Just checked, my post does not warrant a listing on new posts.

SB2013 wrote: »

There are only a certain amount of charges that can be brought in a case like that. Four possible offences under Section 106 (duties at an accident) and an offence of attempting to frustrate a prosecution. The second one is a very difficult one to prove. This is of course aside form those related to an actual crash such as dangerous driving. It is up to the judge to pass a sentance which reflects the seriousness of the case.

You failed to mention leaving the scene of an accident, Oh, that does not apply to Gardai. My apologies.

SB2013 wrote: »

That would be Section 106 of the Road Traffic Act. Apology accepted.

A week later and he has not been charged under section 106 of the road traffic act, If that was Joe public, he would have been named by now. People talk about the golden circle, what about the how is your fathers circle in the force.