Departmental Records

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021

Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Questions (230)

Paul Murphy

Question:

230. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 11 May 2021, the date on which it was discovered that the file was missing; the date the file was found; the location in which the file was found; the person who found the file; if the Taoiseach or others in Government were informed of the missing file; and if An Garda Síochána was notified in relation to the missing file. [36045/21]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

It is my understanding that a file that had been delivered to the Minister's Office during September 2014 was misplaced within the Office. The file was searched for by members of the staff of the Office of the then Minister and was found after a period of time among other papers, where it had been inadvertently placed. Accordingly, the matter was not reported to An Garda Síochána as there was no security incident.

As the contents of the file concerned planning and local government matters, the matter was not reported to the Taoiseach or others in Government.