Professor Paul McMaster:

Yes. My medical colleagues and their teams have not seen evidence of their use. However, they have heard the rumours.

One of Médecins Sans Frontières' strengths is that its volunteers who come from many countries, including Ireland, can scale up very quickly. Our medical teams have thought a great deal about what might happen in Syria and about how we might respond. I will say no more than that for now. Our task is to be able to respond to the medical needs of the people of Syria. We have given careful thought to what those needs might be.