Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The information in this report was meant to inform our Department and other Departments that are involved, as had been happening on a weekly basis. There were 40 such reports compiled weekly. We need to be informed in terms of what is being said about Brexit and in the context of ensuring that our approach is fully appropriate and up to date. This weekly summary should not have been leaked. It was embarrassing for some of the people who were named in it. Obviously, we made the necessary contacts to explain to people what had happened and to assure them that it will not happen again. As I said, until the Secretary General is satisfied in terms of his own investigations, we will not be circulating these weekly summaries. That investigation is ongoing.

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