A letter from the Garda Ombudsman, quoted in the Dáil by Mick Wallace, stating that gardaí were not co-operating with an investigation into the arrest of TD Clare Daly is almost two years old, it has emerged.

A deal on Croke Park II could be edging closer for the government following the welcoming by Garda representatives of Labour Relations Commission proposals on pay and conditions.

Thirty members of the Garda Representative Association are planning to protest outside Dublin Castle.