Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-31
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

There was no practice. It was not a practice when I was Minister for health of deliberately going out either to authorise the collection of data in respect of individual children or families. From my understanding of litigation, what normally happens is that pleadings are made and in the course of the interaction between legal teams, the plaintiffs will often provide information to obviously justify the necessity for additional educational and health supports.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-31