Justice Minister: cancellation of domestic violence 999 calls significantly falls below policing standards
Over 3,000 calls were cancelled between early 2019 and October last year.
While over a third were cancelled legitimately, so far it's been found that more than 600 calls were cancelled before there was an appropriate policing response.
Minister Heather Humphreys says the Garda Commissioner has assured her that a new process has been put in place:
"The Commissioner has put new processes in place to ensure this never happens again and that's welcome. And I also welcome the fact that he apologised yesterday to the victims. And I'm particularly concerned too that anyone experiencing domestic abuse, and indeed, anyone in a vulnerable position to, you know, get the courage to seek assistance, and they may not have received it."
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