Alan Kelly queries if gardaí bugged phone

Labour TD Alan Kelly has formally asked the Justice Minister if his phone has ever been bugged by gardaí or his communications intercepted by the force. 

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr Kelly said: “The purpose of my questions is to get a guarantee from the minister that my phones and telecommunication have never been intercepted or the records or data ever accessed or used by an Garda Síochána.

“For me it will not be good enough just to get an answer that the minister has never given permission for this to happen. I want him to ask an Garda Síochána directly and provide a guarantee to me and indeed all Oireachtas members that we can do our job without such concerns.”