Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
389. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 6 July 2021, if the file relating to the investigation, which named two suspects, into the missing file is still in the possession of his Department. [42980/21]
View answer390. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 6 July 2021, the reason An Garda Síochána were not contacted in relation to the missing file. [42981/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 389 and 390 together.
I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 795 of 21 April 2021.
I also refer the Deputy to the replies given to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 196, 197, 198 and 199 of 27 May 2015 by the then Minister.
The file in question was not removed from the Minister's office without authorisation but was inadvertently placed with other papers and subsequently found after a period of time. Accordingly, no Garda or other inquiry was required, nor was any file relating to an investigation created by my Department, as there was no security incident.
Question No. 390 answered with Question No. 389.
