INISHOWEN'S judge has
warned that the wrong people could be prosecuted
because of limitations in the Garda PULSE computer
system.
Judge Desmond Zaidan made his comments before
dismissing a charge of failure to display a tax disc
against a truck driver.
The driver of the refuse truck was prosecuted after
being stopped last January near Donegal Town. The
company-owned truck was not taxed.
Judge Zaidan enquired why the driver and not the
company was being prosecuted.
Garda Ignatius McCready told Donegal District Court
that there was a problem with the PULSE system that
meant limited companies could not be summonsed. He
said he had raised the issue several times with
civil service officials but as yet the problem has
not been resolved, according to a report in
yesterday's 'Irish Independent'.
Judge Zaidan said he was not blaming the Gardai but
said it was not fair that the driver would be
prosecuted when the principle offender was the
company in question.
Garda Inspector Paul Kilcoyne told the court the
inability to summons limited companies had been
there for around six or seven years and has not been
tackled.
Judge Zaidan said a private citizen should not have
to pay a fine for a company that is the "money man".
He warned it was something that was open to abuse.
Judge Zaidan struck the case out following an
application by the man's solicitor. |
