In a statement this afternoon, Alan Shatter denied Enda Kenny asked him to meddle or intervene in a family law case as had been claimed in a report in the Sunday Independent.
The newspaper had alleged that the Taoiseach had written two letters to Minister Shatter relating to a family law case.
It also claimed in response, the Minister had told the Taoiseach that it was inappropriate and entirely improper for him to comment on the case.
However, the Minister for Justice has strongly criticised the newspaper and dismissed its "inaccurate report".
He said the Taoiseach had forwarded a letter from a constituent to him.
In his covering letter, Mr Kenny had requested the minister examine the points raised in the constituent's letter and advise him.
The matter was never described as a legal case but an issue of family law. He was not asked to "meddle" in a family law case, nor was he was he asked to intervene.
The minister stated he did not tell the Taoiseach that it was entirely improper for a member of the Government to intervene.
What he did state was that he hoped the constituent would understand it was entirely improper for a minister to intervene.
Mr Shatter said the newspaper had obtained the records under the Freedom of Information Act and then "corrupted the content" to create a sensational story for the paper's commercial benefit.
"This was deliberately done to damage the Taoiseach's reputation, to represent me as having admonished the Taoiseach and to attract critical comment from Oireachtas members who had not read the correspondence concerned," he stated.
The minister said he expected Independent Newspapers would be taking steps to address the issues raised in the story and publish an appropriate apology.
Meanwhile, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar also said the story was inaccurate and there was nothing inappropriate about the letters between Mr Kenny and Mr Shatter.
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