Taoiseach tells tribunal he first heard rumours about Maurice McCabe from then RSA CEO Noel Brett

Leo Varadkar has told the Disclosures Tribunal that he first heard rumours about garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe from then Road Safety Authority CEO Noel Brett. But he disregarded innuendo about the garda and the rumours did not relate to the penalty points scandal, he has said.

In a letter and correspondence to the tribunal, Mr Varadkar has said: