An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-31
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

It is outrageous carry-on but it is nothing new from the Deputy. I say again for the record what I said earlier, namely, under no circumstances would I ever authorise any breach of patient-client confidentiality or the collection of dossiers on people or children in terms of their rights. The opposite is the case in terms of my political record. I fought for children's rights from the very beginning. Since I became a councillor or a Deputy, that is what I have been about in politics, with varying degrees of success, that I acknowledge. The bottom line is my commitment has been very clear. I would not stand over some of the assertions that were made in the programme, if they happened, particularly the documentation relating to a psychiatrist apparently being contacted. That is wrong and I certainly would not authorise that.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-31