[1] On 25 March 2021, RTÉ Investigates broadcast a documentary which interviewed whistleblower Shane Corr, who alleged that the Department of Health had secretly gathered information from private consultations with doctors.
[2] The alleged dossiers contained sensitive medical and educational information about the children in question, as well as their parents and siblings.
[2] The cases are dormant and the information was shared with a view to help the Department of Health with legal strategy.
[2] Simon Corr had previously made a protected disclosure to his superiors in 2020 before telling RTÉ Investigates about the matter.
[4] After two reports were published by the Department of Health, Conor Ryan of RTÉ pointed out that the internal review placed a particular emphasis on the word "directly", using it more than twenty times.
[5] The internal review confirmed that in six cases medical reports were found in Department of Health files.
[5] The reports confirm that updated sensitive information was repeatedly received, processed and stored by the department in relation to the requests.