Conor Ryan

RTÉ Investigates

HIQA said that the HSE was not taking action to address issues in nursing homes

HSE failed to address significant nursing home breaches

The HSE has failed to address significant breaches of regulations in nursing homes it runs for older people and is in breach of its legal responsibilities, according to HIQA.

investigations unit • 12 Apr 21

Information gathered was "very personal", "sensitive" and at times "distressing"

Dept held 'sensitive' info on children – expert review

An expert review commissioned after a whistleblower raised concerns about dossiers on autistic children confirms that the Department of Health gathered "very personal" and "sensitive" information.

investigations unit • 13 May 21

Dossiers were built and maintained by the Department of Health without the knowledge or consent of parents

DPC probe over dept dossiers on children with autism

The Data Protection Commissioner has begun a statutory inquiry into the handling of sensitive personal information by the Department of Health.

Ireland • 30 Mar 21

Dossiers including sensitive medical information of children involved in long-dormant court cases were built by the Department of Health without the knowledge or consent of parents

Irish Medical Council 'concerned' over secret dossiers

The Irish Medical Council has expressed "great concern" at revelations in a report by RTÉ Investigates that clinical information was shared with the Department of Health without patient's knowledge or consent.

investigations unit • 13 May 21

The man exposing the Dept of Health's secret dossiers

Shane Corr discovered sensitive departmental records on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State.

investigations unit • 13 May 21

The dossiers could erode the trust that is at the core of the system that supports autistic children

Why secret dossiers are breach of trust for parents

Revelations about secret Department of Health dossiers could erode the trust that is at the core of the system that supports autistic children.

investigations unit • 25 Mar 21

Dept of Health built dossiers on children with autism

The Department of Health has been secretly using private information to build and maintain dossiers on children with autism who were involved in legal actions against the State.

investigations unit • 13 May 21

The system will feed off racing and anti-doping records among other things

UK company to develop greyhound tracing software

A company in Cheltenham has won the contract to develop a new software system to trace the lives of all greyhounds in Ireland - 10 months after it emerged that thousands of these dogs are culled every year.

investigations unit • 30 Apr 20

SIPO also found Hugh McElvaney failed to uphold the Code of Conduct for councillors

McElvaney found to have breached ethics laws

Monaghan Councillor Hugh McElvaney has been found to have breached the ethics laws by intentionally seeking payment from a company he believed was going to fund a planning application for a wind farm.

Ireland • 28 Jan 20

The greyhounds have been taken into the care of the Dublin Society of Protection of Cruelty to Animals

Two investigations after caged greyhounds found at port

Animal welfare investigations are under way following the discovery of dehydrated racing greyhounds in the back of an unlicenced transporter bringing the dogs through Dublin Port en route to Spain.

RTÉ Investigates • 17 Dec 19