Minister 'outraged and alarmed' by secret dossiers on autistic children 

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

The Minister of State for Disabilities Anne Rabbitte has told the Dáil that she is "outraged and alarmed" at the revelation of 'secret dossiers' kept on autistic children by the Department of Health.

The Dáil heard statements on the RTÉ Investigates story, which revealed that as many as 400 families may have had dossiers compiled on them by the Department of Health.