Gilmore satisfied no state agency bugged watchdog

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said he is satisfied that no organ of the State was involved in surveillance of the garda ombudsman.

Mr Gilmore also said Justice Minister Alan Shatter was willing to appear before the Oireachtas Oversight Committee regarding the alleged bugging at the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).

Speaking in the Dáil, the Labour leader said he had full confidence in the gardaí as well as the garda ombudsman. He ignored calls for an independent inquiry and said issues would be heard before the Oireachtas committee.