General Practitioner Contract: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-03
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

No, Deputy. If it had been at issue at the time and had I been asked about it, I would have put it on the record. I would of course have told the truth and given an honest answer to any question had it arisen at the time. I have heard the term "leak" being used, and I will not dispute anyone who wants to use that term in regard to this issue. Generally, however, a leak involves putting something into the public domain. Somebody, for example, gives something to a journalist and that then ends up in a newspaper or on a website. WikiLeaks, for example, is where things are published publicly. This was a document I shared on a confidential basis. It was my judgment as Taoiseach, having made a commitment to the NAGP, that it was appropriate that we would engage with, inform and keep in touch with that group regarding the progress and outcome of talks. I absolutely accept that the way I went about doing it was not appropriate.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-03