Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I refer to the allegations made on the programme. The whistleblower talked about an email seeking information and explaining to a doctor that the Department was involved in litigation with one of her patients and asking for information. We are told that was part of a template letter that was issued to HSE doctors, which explicitly asked that neither the family or their solicitors would be contacted about the request. Is that true?