Gilmore: Labour pledges its full support to Shatter

Under-fire Alan Shatter has the “full support” of the Labour Party according to leader Eamon Gilmore, as the justice minister faces into a Dáil no-confidence motion.

A number of ministers in the junior coalition party came out in support of Mr Shatter yesterday, with Mr Gilmore insisting he is “doing a very good job as minister for justice and defence and he has the full support of the entire Government and of the two parties in Government”.

Asked if Mr Shatter still had questions to answer on his use of Garda information against a political opponent, the Tánaiste said: “He has already made a statement, he has given an apology, he has said he is sorry, he has explained the issues that have arisen and he has the full support of the two parties in Government.”