Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Thank you, Chairman. I want to go back to where the non-disclosure process failed, that is to say, between the consultants and their patients. Mr. Breslin said earlier that the general issues in the 2006 documentation covered the fact that there was going to be disclosure to patients and this could lead to risks and so forth. None of that was escalated to Mr. Breslin or the Minister. My question is specifically on the issue of consultants not relaying the information to patients. When did the Department first become aware that was happening?