Taoiseach says legal team's exclusion from Grace report is ‘serious’ and ‘worrying’

Marie-Claire Butler claims legal submissions on behalf of Grace were excluded from €13m Farrelly Commission's final report

Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaking to members of the media at Fianna Fail's annual 1916 Easter Rising commemoration at Arbour Hill cemetery. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Taoiseach has described an intervention from the legal team that represented 'Grace' in a commission of investigation as "very serious" and "worrying."

In an unprecedented move, the General Solicitor for Minors and Wards of Court, Marie-Claire Butler, has issued a statement claiming none of the "extensive" submissions made on behalf of Grace were included "in any way" in the final outcome of the €13m Farrelly investigation.