Almost 50 children with autism affected by secret dossiers

Shane Corr, a senior civil servant at the Department of Health, went public with details of the secret dossiers. Picture: RTÉ Investigates/RTÉ

It has emerged that the Department of Health solicited sensitive information about children with autism and their families who were previously involved in legal actions against the State.

This medical and educational information was used to build and maintain dossiers on the children without the knowledge and consent of their parents.