Bugging debacle shows Shatter’s dual powers do not serve justice

THE last government was too long in power.

The current government was too long in opposition. Having traded in the currency of political accusation for years, it is remarkably brittle about charges made against it.

Today, at 4pm, Justice and Defence Minister Alan Shatter will appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. He will defend his handling of the alleged bugging of the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).