Shatter penalty points row could have consequences

Alan Shatter’s use of Garda information to reveal that the Independent TD, Mick Wallace, had penalty points waived could have consequences, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has indicated.

With a report by the data protection commissioner on the incident imminent, the spotlight is once again focused on how the justice minister operates.

Last year, Mr Shatter sparked uproar when he revealed during a live TV encounter with Mr Wallace that the Wexford deputy had penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving cancelled.