Rabbitte: Unconscionably long time for Shatter to correct record

It took an “unconscionably long time” for Justice Minister Alan Shatter to correct his Dáil statement on garda whistleblowers, according to Labour’s Pat Rabbitte.

The minister for communications made the criticism of his cabinet colleague’s handling of the issue, despite backing him in a no confidence motion tabled by Fianna Fáil, which was debated in the Dáil last night.

“The controversy surrounding whistleblowers was unnecessarily allowed to go on for too long,” he said.