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Sergeant takes 'last resort' High Court action over alleged failure to process expenses
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 18 July 2022, Garda Sergeant Patrick Dunne filed a judicial review against the Garda Commissioner, the Minister for Justice and Equality, and the Attorney General, claiming the Commissioner had unlawfully failed to assess his €23,000 subsistence expenses claim. Dunne submitted the claim in August 2019 for the period July 2014 to October 2018, when he was stationed at Coolock Garda Station after a transfer from Swords. He alleges that the Commissioner refused his request to be stationed at Coolock and has not processed the claim for an unknown reason, despite repeated inquiries over three years. Dunne seeks orders compelling the Commissioner to assess the claim, declarations that the failure breaches his employment contract and rights, and that the Commissioner acted unlawfully. Judge Charles Meenan granted Dunne permission to proceed on an ex‑parte basis, noting the action was a "last resort." The case is scheduled to return to the High Court in November.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sergeant takes 'last resort' High Court action over alleged failure to process expenses. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- July 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-07-18 Publication
Places mentioned
- High Court
- was stationed in Coolock Garda Station
- being relocated from Swords Garda Station
- Swords
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