Enda Kenny: Alan Shatter 'did his work well'

Enda Kenny has refused to say if he will correct the Dáil record concerning remarks he made about Alan Shatter and instead said the O’Higgins inquiry confirms the former justice minister “did his work well”.

The Taoiseach was asked about the report’s criticism of failures in the force and said that gardai were getting more resources. The O’Higgins report found serious flaws and failures in criminal investigations in the Cavan and Monaghan areas between 2007 and 2008.

Mr Shatter now insists that an earlier scoping report for the inquiry by Sean Guerin, which was critical of him and resulted in his resignation, has now been found to be “flawed”. He wants the Guerin report pulled from circulation but also wants Mr Kenny to adjust the Dáil record and withdraw his expression of support for those findings then at the time.