The Taoiseach has asked for a report on an alleged conversation in which a garda whistleblower was told he was “finished” if the Justice Minister heard he had raised concerns about issues in the force.

The Minister for Children is being asked to clarify the number of children who have died in State care and carry out a full investigation.

A lack of staff at the Forensic Science Laboratory is allowing many drug dealers to walk free because drug samples cannot be analysed in time for prosecutions to be brought, Fine Gael's justice spokesman Alan Shatter claimed today.

There was uproar in the Dail today when Fine Gael's justice spokesman Alan Shatter was ruled out of order after trying to raise the re-imprisonment of Dublin West TD Liam Lawlor.

A public inquiry into garda corruption in Donegal may take place while civil and criminal actions are ongoing.

The Fine Gael party are seeking an adjournment in the Dáil today to discuss the Ned O'Keeffe affair.