Request for Roma reports rejected

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has rebuffed the Garda Ombudsman’s request for a copy of Garda reports into the two Roma cases last month.

It comes as questions were raised in the Dáil yesterday as to why the children’s, rather than the Garda, ombudsman was appointed to investigate the role of gardaí in the cases.

Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan had to be granted special powers by Justice Minister Alan Shatter to investigate gardaí, which is outside her remit.