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Disclosures Tribunal garda gets permission to pursue case against Commissioner over reduced sick pay
Summary
Garda Nicholas Keogh, aged 46, has been granted permission by the High Court to pursue a judicial review against the Garda Commissioner over the reduction of his sick pay. Keogh, who joined the force in June 1999, had not taken sick leave until October 2011. He suffered a musculo‑skeletal injury in 2012, followed by periods of alcohol addiction treatment and work‑related stress diagnoses in 2012, 2013 and 2014. He claims that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission failed to address his complaints of bullying, harassment and unfitness for work, and that his salary was reduced during his sick leave. The Disclosures Tribunal in July 2021 found his complaints unjustified, but Keogh seeks to quash the Commissioner's decision to end the special arrangement that allowed him full pay and to have his illness recorded as ordinary illness. Mr Justice Garrett Simons granted leave for the hearing, which is adjourned to 25 March.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Disclosures Tribunal garda gets permission to pursue case against Commissioner over reduced sick pay. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- May 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 1999 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2017 Other
- May 2018 Other
- December 2015 Other
- July 1 Other
- March 25 Adjournment
- 2013 and 2014 Other
- 2025-02-26 Publication
Places mentioned
- High Court
- by superiors in Athlone Garda Station
- Athlone
Topics
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