Former Waterford TD was told of cousin Bill Kenneally's child sexual abuse in 2001

Brendan Kenneally, a former Fianna Fáil TD and senator, said he was told about the abuse by a constituent but did not have enough evidence to go to gardaí with at the time

The commission, chaired by High Court judge Michael White, is investigating the actions or inactions of State agencies in Waterford at the time the abuse perpetrated by Bill Kenneally took place.

A former Waterford TD and first cousin of convicted child abuser Bill Kenneally has said he was “not trying to sweep it under the carpet” when he did not go to gardaí after first being told of abuse perpetrated by Kenneally back in 2001.

Brendan Kenneally, a Fianna Fáil TD and senator between 1989 and 2011, gave evidence on Wednesday to a commission of investigation and said he had not had enough evidence to go to gardaí with at the time.