Whistleblower ‘glad’ record was corrected

Garda whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe said he’s “glad” the justice minister has corrected the Dáil record on a claim that he failed to co-operate with an internal Garda inquiry into penalty point cancellations.

But the serving garda said he would not be making any further public comment on the apology made to him by Alan Shatter during a Dáil statement.

Mr Shatter acknowledged that the statement made by him last October was incorrect and said he hoped his apology would “put this matter to rest”. He said he appreciated that this statement “has been the source of some upset and distress to the whistleblowers” and that he had “looked again at the information provided to me and considered the matter in detail”.