Insurance fraud unit to be set up in Mayo

AN Garda Siochana is setting up an insurance fraud unit in Mayo.

The news has been confirmed by Deputy Garda Commissioner John Twomey.

He said Mayo is one of the garda districts selected to pilot the clampdown on insurance fraud.

The unit will be run initially by plain-clothes garda detectives with specialised training.

Welcoming the announcement, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh said insurance fraud should be placed on the agenda of all Mayo Joint Policing Committee meetings.

Once the pilot programme is completed, the unit will become a permanent feature of garda operations in the county.