Alan Shatter, the former justice minister, said the ruling showed he had never breached the Data Protection Act LAURA HUTTON/ROLLINGNEWSAlan Shatter has successfully appealed a finding that he breached his duties as justice minister by mentioning on live TV that Mick Wallace was cautioned by gardaí for allegedly using a mobile phone while driving. The data protection commissioner (DPC) had ruled that the disclosure on Prime Time in May 2013 was a breach of the Data Protection Act. The circuit civil court upheld this decision and dismissed Mr Shatter’s first appeal, before the High Court found in his favour. When discussing the penalty points controversy on air with Mr Wallace, an independent TD, Mr Shatter said that gardaí were entitled to use discretion when awarding points. He said: “Deputy Wallace himself was stopped with a mobile, on a mobile phone last May by members…

Source: The Times November 10, 2017 00:02 UTC