Clare’s Senator believes that measures aimed at reforming the Department of Justice are badly needed.
It comes as The Taoiseach has begun his search for a new Tánaiste, with Simon Coveney tipped as favourite to take up the roll, while Ministers Paschal Donohoe and Heather Humphreys are also being considered.
Leo Varadkar has announced that a root and branch review of the Department of Justice is to be carried out after a fresh trawl of its email system revealed that information had been withheld from the Disclosures Tribunal.
Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway, who is his party’s Seanad Justice Spokesperson, says the way in which events have unfolded in recent months is unacceptable:
