GSOC: We made report available to everyone in 2013

The Garda Ombudsman said a report they published in June 2013 — detailing the recording of phone conversations at a Garda station — was a “high-profile case” which had attracted “considerable public awareness”.

The watchdog said they considered the report of “sufficient importance” to make it “available to everyone” by publishing it online, rather than just sending it to Justice Minister Alan Shatter or his department.

The comments came after Mr Shatter told the Dáil yesterday that GSOC had not brought the report to the attention of his department.