Judge invited to appear at Oireachtas hearing over GSOC bugging report

Retired High Court judge John Cooke has been invited to appear before a joint hearing of two Oireachtas committees, either tomorrow or Wednesday week.

Justice Cooke, who carried out a report into the alleged bugging of the offices of the Garda Ombudsman, has been asked to appear before a combined session of the Public Services Oversight and Petitions Committee and the Justice Committee.

The PSOPC may invite Ray Leonard, the deputy director of the Garda Ombudsman, to address the committee at a later stage.