Lois West, the senior Garda analyst who said she was penalised at work for testifying to the Oireachtas on errors in official homicide data nine years ago, has settled her employment rights claims with the State.
Her lawyers confirmed the position when the case was opened again this morning at the Workplace Relations Commission for what was to be the first of five days of hearings.
Addressing the hearing at Lansdowne House in Dublin, David Byrnes BL, appearing instructed by Felix McTiernan of Noble Law, said it would not be necessary to continue with the cross-examination of Ms West's former line manager, Andrew O'Sullivan.
"The parties have worked very hard together, especially this weekend, and have managed to reach a compromise and settlement of the WRC proceedings, and that now has been agreed in writing between the parties," he said.
"It's obviously a confidential settlement with respect to the terms, my client is obviously happy with that," he said.
Counsel for the State, Lorna Lynch BL, who was led by Joseph Dolan of the Chief State Solicitor’s Office, made an objection.
"Any comment in relation to people being happy, or not happy, it shouldn't be reported that someone is happy or not happy," Ms Lynch said.
"I don’t believe she should be restricted in saying she's happy with the outcome. We don't have to spat over that," Mr Byrnes said.
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