The Taoiseach is defending sending former Justice Minister Alan Shatter the terms of reference for a Commision of Investigation, before they were made public in the Dáil.
It's emerged overnight that in letters between the Government and Mr Shatter last year that the terms of reference were sent to him a month before they were sent to the Dáil.
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Mr Shatter had objected to the inquiry investigating his role, given that he was in litigation over the findings of the Guerin Report.
But Enda Kenny says the Government was making it clear to Deputy Shatter what would happen.
