The German chancellor has said security relationships between Europe and the United States could be damanged if European leaders' phones are being bugged.
However, Enda Kenny has played down the significance of reports that phones belonging to 35 world leaders are being bugged by America's N-S-A.
However it's reported today that the Irish government is investigating whether Enda Kenny's phone is under surveillance by the United States.
Our political correspondent Gavan Reilly reports.
