Shatter misused Garda data against me, says Wallace

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has been accused of using privileged Garda information to score political points against Independent TD Mick Wallace.

In the wake of the penalty points controversy, Mr Shatter claimed that Mr Wallace escaped a motoring fine last year because of “discretionary consideration afforded to him by An Garda Síochána”.

The Wexford TD has disputed Mr Shatter’s claim that a garda let him off with a warning about using his mobile phone while driving last year, when they both appeared on RTÉ’s Prime Time on Thursday. He added that he would be making a complaint against the minister for allegedly misusing private information against him.