Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin is to ask the Minister for Justice to review the case of a Co Offaly man who drowned in 2002, but where there are concerns about his death.
Independent TD Finian McGrath who raised the issue in the Dáil said Shane Tuohey from Clara, Tullamore, Co Offaly died on February 2nd, 2002 "when he went missing after a night out and was last seen at 4.20am".
Mr McGrath said a Garda investigation concluded that foul play was not suspected and the inquest found he had "drowned by immersion in cold water".
But he added that other evidence had emerged and there were major concerns about Mr Tuohey’s death. He said there was "now genuine evidence that Shane was struck by somebody or by a car door".
Mr McGrath said: "I'd ask the State and the Government to examine the wealth of new evidence that’s given rise to a suspicion of foul play.
"Shane was verbally and physically abused by a group of men in the months before his death. Can you find out or can any new investigation find out if it's correct that witnesses have said that the abuse continued on the night of his death?" he asked the Minister.
Mr Howlin said he was aware of the case.
"The family contacted me some years ago about this matter when I was justice spokesperson of my own party and also contacted the then leader of the labour party. We jointly sent a letter to the Garda Ombudsman at the time asking for an investigation."
The Minister added: "It is a worrying issue and on foot of the deputy raising it I will ask my colleague the Minister for Justice to review the papers."