Michael Noonan: I'd ‘no role’ in Grace scandal

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has branded suggestions he should resign due to his role in the Grace foster abuse case as “ridiculous”, insisting he has “nothing to do” with the scandal.

Mr Noonan’s comments came as the terms of reference of the inquiry in Grace’s care will, among other issues, include an examination of his role in what happened.

As the Irish Examiner revealed last year, Mr Noonan was lobbied by the father at the foster home at the centre of Grace’s care weeks before a 1996 decision to remove her from the home was reversed for still unknown reasons.