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The Gardaí is examining an official complaint filed about the leak of a GP contract by then-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
A statement to the Irish Examiner confirmed: “A Garda Síochána has received correspondence which is currently being assessed to determine if any action is required from Garda.
“An Garda Síochána has no further comment at this time.”
The Varadkar complaint is believed to have been filed before Christmas and interviews have been conducted to assess its validity.
A spokesman for the Tánaiste said that the Gardaí had not contacted Varadkar and that his office was not aware of any investigation.
Mr Varadkar admitted last year that he published a copy of a contract negotiated between the then government and the Irish Medical Organization for the rival GP group, the National Association of General Practitioners, headed by his friend Maitiú Ó Tuathail.
Mr. Varadkar apologized for his actions at the Dáil in November after he was charged with violating the Official Secrets Act and breaking the law, stating at the time that “sharing” the document “was not the best practice”.
“There was nothing selfish, corrupt, dishonest or illegal in what I did,” he said.
Correspondence released this week by Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty under Freedom of Information shows that then-health minister Simon Harris, who was responsible for the negotiations, was unable to obtain the document at the time due to his sensitivity.
In response, Mr. Varadkar said that the document shared with Dr. Ó Tuathail was an earlier version of the agreement that had been publicly referenced and not the updated copy that Mr. Harris was seeking at a later date.
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