No wrongdoing by Department of Health in gathering data on children with disabilities, review finds

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

There is "no basis for a reasonable belief” the Department of Health committed any wrongdoing by gathering and sharing information about children with disabilities who had taken historic legal action against the State, an independent report has found.

Shane Corr, a senior civil servant at the Department of Health, made a protected disclosure to his employers in February 2020.