The Independent Alliance is to support a motion of confidence in Government tonight.

It follows a meeting between the Independent Alliance and the Taoiseach Enda Kenny this afternoon over the handling of the Maurice McCabe affair.

Transport minister Shane Ross says the alliance have secured a commitment to hire an international policing expert to investigate the matters of public concern, about Garda ethos and culture.

Shane Ross says the group has serious concerns about the ongoing difficulties in the Garda sector, and wants them investigated.

But he's admitted that his group came close to collapsing the Government and calling an election: