Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has sanctioned disciplinary action to be taken against four garda sergeants who twice walked out of their association's annual conference this week.
The four staged walkouts before the minister's address and Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan's address to the meeting of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors in Sligo.
They also said they had no confidence in Commissioner Callinan, who was infuriated by the comments.
The delegates, who were representing sergeants and inspectors in Kilkenny and Carlow, said they were mandated to do so by their members.
The four are due to appear before an assistant commissioner later this week and a disciplinary board is expected to be set up.
They could face a range of sanctions including fines, suspension and a reduction in rank.
The AGSI today defended their actions, saying there was no point in having a representative association if delegates mandated by their members were unable to make a protest.
AGSI General Secretary John Redmond said there was nothing to investigate, but he accepted that expressions of no confidence in Commissioner Callinan were a step too far.
However, Commissioner Callinan said it should not have happened.
He said that showing disrespect to the minister for justice and the commissioner of the day was not on.
The AGSI held a closed session in conference this morning.
Callinan criticises AGSI comments on Donohoe death
The Garda Commissioner also strongly criticised comments made at the AGSI conference in relation to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe.
Det Garda Donohoe was shot dead outside a credit union in Lordship in Co Louth in January.
Commissioner Callinan said that anyone equipped with the salient facts about the murder would quickly realise an Uzi submachine gun would not have made the slightest bit of difference.
He described the comments as inappropriate, particularly since the detective's family and colleagues were still grieving his loss.
Inspector Walter Kilcullen yesterday claimed that Det Garda Donohoe might still be alive if the Uzi submachine gun had not been withdrawn.
Separately, Commissioner Callinan said he was considering turning the Regional Support Units into permanently armed units, as there was a constant need for full-time armed gardaí in larger districts, such as Limerick.
He also warned the AGSI and the GRA not to send out circulars telling members not to report for duty, as it was the role of senior officers, not the representative associations, to direct gardaí.
Elsewhere, members of the Garda Representative Association will protest outside the Department of the Taoiseach today about proposed pay cuts.
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