Shatter: I’m not public enemy No 1

Key questions in the controversy of phone recordings at Garda stations remain unanswered as the Justice Minister responded to a no-confidence motion by telling the Dáil he is not “public enemy number one”.

Alan Shatter admitted “I don’t get everything right” and strongly defended his record against claims by the Opposition that he was not capable of administering justice, and that he had overseen a number of “shambles”.

However, the Opposition said the minister did not address why he was not told by his department about information it had received from the Garda Commissioner in relation to the recording issue until a full two weeks later.