Top Justice official to be quizzed by Dáil committee

The top civil servant at the Department of Justice will be questioned today on allegations that the department mishandled complaints of Garda malpractice.

Secretary General Brian Purcell will take questions from the all-party Oireachtas Committee on Justice about the findings of the Guerin report - and may also be questioned about the events which led to the resignation of Martin Callinan as Garda Commissioner.