The new Minister for Justice says she wants to create a new culture for whistleblowers.

Frances Fitzgerald says Ireland is slowly learning how to appreciate the value of people who reveal wrongdoing.

In her first press conference Fitzgerald tried to strike a delicate balance in her first press conference this evening - offering a blank slate for whistleblowers, while paying tribute to her predecessor Alan Shatter.

She promised a "new era and new culture" in her handling of alleged wrongdoing.

Her approach to whistleblowers will be crucial in her tenure - with yet more allegations of Garda misconduct made in the Dáil today.

The minister says she's keen to make sure all concerns are heard.

Minister Fitzgerald arrives to a bursting in-tray.

She said she hadn't yet had a chance to read the Guerin report, which triggered the resignation of her predecessor.

And with the reports from GSOC and Justice John Cooke still to come, the new minister will be busy.