The former Justice Minister insists he wasn't shafted by the Taoiseach - following the Guerin report into the handling of claims of Garda misconduct.

But Alan Shatter admits he hasn't spoken to Enda Kenny since June.

In an interview on RTE's The Late Late Show last night, Mr Shatter also defended his handling of a series of allegations made against gardai and said he took the allegations made by garda whsitleblowers “very seriously”.

The former justice minister, who resigned from cabinet in May this year, recalled that he was "surprised" conclusions had been made in the report since he had not been consulted by Mr Guerin. 

He said his analysis was that his position was “untenable”, having read the Guerin report and he resigned on May 7th, ahead of its publication. 

The report praised the garda whistleblowers and said previous internal garda inquiries into malpractices had been inadequate.

When he stepped down, Mr Shatter opted to accept his severance payment but donated the €70,000 to the Jack and Jill Foundation.

Speaking on The Late Late Show last night, Deputy Shatter expressed his disappointment at his resignation.