Susan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I echo Deputy Healy-Rae's concerns about this case. Obviously, Mr. O'Sullivan has had an extremely traumatic experience. The drug Roaccutane has been on the market for 30 years, and there have been a number of events such as those described. The matter this committee should be considering is oversight in so far as it relates to the Irish Medicines Board. I see from the petition that Mr. O'Sullivan has had contact with the board. I recommend that we first establish what correspondence exists between the board and Mr. O'Sullivan and ask the latter to allow us to see it before we decide as a committee how we can approach the board and take on board the petition in the correct manner. It is important that we get this right. Mr. O'Sullivan has suffered. As Deputy Healy-Rae stated, he is not being selfish and his desire is that other people will not suffer as he has done. This is in the spirit of petitions.