New garda commmissioner may not be appointed for some time

The chair of the Policing Authority says she's troubled by the idea of waiting until 2019 to appoint a new Garda Commissioner, but there is merit to the idea.

It would allow the Commission on the Future of Policing to complete their work. But the idea was rubbished by a Wexford TD at a meeting of the Oireachtas Justice committee today Independent Mick Wallace says its ludicrous to wait for more than a year for the appointment of a new commissioner