A Sinn Féin TD behind new claims of Garda malpractice has said whistleblowers have been told some of their claims will not be investigated.

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm could face 33 criminal charges here in Ireland if the authorities succeed in extraditing him from the US.

The HSE paid out €165m to patients and members of the public as a result of incidents in their hospitals over the past five years.