Shatter: Offices checked but no evidence of surveillance

Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the offices of the Garda ombudsman were checked for potential vulnerabilities but that there was no evidence of surveillance and they were not bugged.

But he said the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has told him that it found three threats, including one of its own devices which was linked to an external wi-fi connection.

His comments came after Taoiseach Enda Kenny earlier told the Dáil there was no “definitive evidence of unauthorised surveillance” of GSOC’s offices.