Shatter claim won’t be put to Guerin

The Government has no plans to ask barrister Sean Guerin why he did not interview former justice minister Alan Shatter as part of his inquiry into allegations of Garda malpractice, despite Mr Shatter saying the Taoiseach might intervene.

Mr Guerin has remained silent since his report on allegations by Garda whistle-blower Maurice McCabe was attacked by Mr Shatter under Dáil privilege last Thursday.

Mr Shatter suggested he was wrongly forced out of office as a result of the “fundamentally flawed” report, and said in an interview with a Sunday newspaper he was not given enough time by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to read it before making his decision to resign.