Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, arising from the Travers report, any investigation has been held in her Department to determine the location of the file prepared by the Secretary General for submission to the Attorney General, but which was never received in the Attorney General's office, in regard to the illegal charging of long stay patients and, to determine the reason the file was not sent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9386/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The letter and briefing documents in the file the Deputy refers to were sent to the Attorney General last October at my request following the issue being raised in the House. The original file drawn up in January 2004 containing these documents was not found in the Department despite an extensive search undertaken in January and February this year to facilitate the work of Mr. John Travers on the report I requested. A further search now would not be likely to produce a different result. The reasons the file was not sent are the subject of detailed comment in the Travers report. I have stated to the House that I accept Mr. Travers's assessments wholly and entirely.