Oireachtas committee to decide on Curtin’s medical state

The Oireachtas committee established to investigate the case of Judge Brian Curtin is due to make a decision today on whether the judge is medically fit to answer questions.

Judge Curtin’s lawyers have requested a three-month adjournment of the committee’s proceedings, claiming their client is medically unfit to attend and face questioning.

The committee was set up earlier this year to investigate the judge’s actions after he was cleared of child pornography charges. The warrant used to search his home in May 2002 was out of date.