Advocates question how many disabled children had dossiers built on them by the State 

Children’s Rights Alliance chief executive Tanya Ward said serious questions have been raised as to why information continued to be gathered about children and their families long after their cases against the State were dormant. Picture: MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE

Every family who has interacted with State agencies or advocated on behalf of a child with a disability is now wondering if their information has been accessed.

That’s according to disability rights advocates and legal experts following allegations that the Department of Health built dossiers on almost 50 children with autism involved in historic legal actions against the State.