Martin calls for due process after file sent to DPP over Varadkar GP contract leak

'Due process is important for every individual in the country irrespective of whether you are a politician or not,' the Taoiseach said in Cork this afternoon

Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and Environment Minister, Eamon Ryan. File Picture: Julian Behal/PA Wire

The Taoiseach has said that it would be "inappropriate" for him to comment on an imminent decision from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on whether to charge Tánaiste Leo Varadkar over the leaking of a GP contract.

Gardaí launched the investigation after Mr Varadkar confirmed he had leaked a copy of a proposed new GP pay agreement, agreed upon by his government and the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), to a rival GP group, the National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP), while he was Taoiseach in 2019.