John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The reason I ask that question is that it seems that from 2009 onwards, when there were various reports, the HSE contested the issue of the committee appointed to represent this person, in that it was of the view that it should not happen. Then, when various requests were made under freedom of information, it went to considerable lengths not to give the information. In fact, there were cases where the individual seeking information had to remind officials of the timeframes involved. It was only under continued inquiries, almost constituting harassment, that the HSE decided to give the person some of the information, even though the person involved was part of the committee for the individual who was intellectually challenged and allegedly suffered sexual abuse.