The Cabinet will be asked to sign-off on an official response to the Guerin Report this morning.
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald wants to speed-up plans for a Commission of Investigation into the Guerin Report and push ahead with a review of her own Department.
It comes as the Department’s Secretary General Brian Purcell is called to take questions from TDs about the failure to investigate allegations.
Minister Fitzgerald's first meeting will be dominated by concerns over her new Department as well as the Gardaí and GSOC.
She’ll be asking her colleagues to sign off on an official Government response to the Guerin Report and how allegations of misconduct by Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe were handled.
This is expected to include the plans for a commission of investigation and a review of the Department of Justice.
Meanwhile, the Department’s top civil servant Brian Purcell is still very much under scrutiny.
He’s been asked to appear before the Justice Committee on Thursday to explain the failure to properly investigate allegations made by Sergeant Maurice McCabe.
His response is expected later today.
