Paul Williams: 'Fundamental flaw in the plan is that Harris didn't consult Garda members'

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

The new operations model for An Garda Síochána unveiled yesterday by Commissioner Drew Harris has been heralded as the most significant and fundamental reorganisation of the force since the foundation of the State.

Harris effectively landed the much-anticipated plan, A Policing Service for the Future, as a fait accompli, marking his ground by demonstrating his determination that this is going to happen irrespective of what anyone in the organisation might think about it.