Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

We were made aware in one case and we came to an arrangement because we felt that, as the Department had been made aware but did not take decisive action, there was a responsibility. In this instance, the Department was not made aware of the case in terms of the day-to-day running of the school. In those circumstances, and in light of all the other cases that were going to emanate and were surfacing, the Department had no choice but to defend itself, and ultimately it was successful.

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