It has emerged the Garda Commissioner is meeting the Tánaiste and Justice Minister as the crisis over breath tests continues.

Noirín O’Sullivan is under increasing pressure to give a detailed account of data errors that could see penalty points having to be wiped.

Sinn Féin has published a motion of no confidence in her, while Fianna Fáil and other parties demand a full explanation from the Commissioner.

Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar says the government has confidence in Noirín O’Sullivan and believes she is part of the solution and not the problem: “You know I would ask opposition parties to not try to exploit this or play politics with this and to dissist on putting down a motion until at least such time as the cabinet has an opportunity to discuss it and the Garda Commissioner has an opportunity to account further.”