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Exclusive: Gardaí contacted DPP on interim justice minister’s actions over whistleblower

Business Post given three different versions of events concerning complaint about letter sent from Heather Humphreys’ department

Heather Humphreys: whistleblower Noel McGree claims that a letter sent on behalf of the interim justice minister Heather Humphreys last year was the reason he withdrew his cooperation from a Garda investigation into the issues raised in his protected disclosure. Picture: PA

Gardaí contacted the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) about Heather Humphreys’ handling of a complaint from a prison services whistleblower, the Business Post can reveal.

The whistleblower, Noel McGree, claims that a letter sent on behalf of the interim justice minister last year was the reason he withdrew his cooperation from a Garda investigation into the issues raised in his protected disclosure.

A spokesman for the force said yesterday that it had sought advice from ...