Questions raised about using information on public figures

Justice Minister Alan Shatter must quit because he can no longer be trusted with sensitive information, opposition parties have warned.

As some Labour TDs united with Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin deputies in demands for Mr Shatter to make an emergency statement to the Dáil regarding his disclosure of garda details on a political opponent, questions were raised about what other information he held on public figures.

Labour TD Kevin Humphreys has promised to try to force Mr Shatter to answer questions on the controversy in the Dáil by tabling special questions.