Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In November, the Tánaiste told the Dáil that he had requested that his adviser get a copy of the confidential draft agreement for the general practitioner, GP, contract on 10 April 2019. The Tánaiste told the Dáil that his adviser got this second copy from the Department of Health, which the Tánaiste then posted to the home address of Dr. Maitiú Ó Tuathail, the then president of the National Association of General Practitioners, NAGP.

Last week, the Tánaiste told the Dáil that his adviser already had a copy of the contract. Will the Tánaiste inform the Dáil which of these stories is true? Is it the case stated in November, when the Tánaiste said that his adviser had got the copy from the Department, or was it what was said last week when the Tánaiste told the Dáil that his adviser already had a copy? Can the Tánaiste also explain why the Department of Health has confirmed that it has no record of any request made by the Tánaiste or his adviser for a copy of the draft agreement?

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