Shatter under pressure to reveal all facts

The justice minister is under pressure to explain to an Oireachtas committee why he didn’t inform the Dáil of key details given to him by the Garda Ombudsman about its investigation into surveillance at its offices.

Fianna Fáil has claimed Alan Shatter “completely misled the Dáil” on Tuesday night, while Sinn Féin said there were “significant differences” between what Mr Shatter had been briefed on by GSOC last Monday and what he told TDs the following day.

The Labour Party has also made it clear that it wants Mr Shatter to provide full clarity on the issue when he appears in front of the Oireachtas Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said Mr Shatter “will answer whatever questions they have to put to him”.