Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell directed that the matter go back to the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) for further consideration

Mr Murphy made a complaint in November 2020 to Sipo that Mr Varadkar provided a copy of the confidential proposed GP's contract agreement in April 2019 to Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail

Mr Murphy made a complaint in November 2020 to Sipo that Mr Varadkar provided a copy of the confidential proposed GP's contract agreement in April 2019 to Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail, president of the National Association of General Practitioners

New correspondence, released under Freedom of Information to Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty, shows that repeated requests for a copy of the document for then-Minister for Health Simon Harris were rebuffed.