Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-04
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Richard O'Donoghue (II), Limerick County

Management actions caused serious bodily harm and, in some cases, caused death. If there has been eight years of withholding information here, how many other cases like this have there been? The Taoiseach mentioned Aoife Johnston, God rest her soul. We have Jessica Sheedy as well. Management withheld information, had non-disclosure agreements signed and spent eight years with one case alone. That is obstructing the course of justice. This is my problem. They obstructed the course of justice. People and patients were put in harm’s way, and some people died.
If this was outside the remit of the health service, the Minister, Deputy Jim O’Callaghan, would have me up the steps and have me in prison now for obstruction of justice and serious bodily harm. You would be put in prison if you had done this. We have management that are still in place in this hospital-----

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Sitting date: 2026-02-04