Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Byrne, this is not Lisdoonvarna. I thank in particular Paul, Conor and Catriona Devlin, as well as Dr. Sarah O'Doherty. I thank them most sincerely for their touching and powerful testimony this morning. As a committee, members appreciate their honesty, their bravery and the campaigning zeal they all have. One point that members can take from this morning's meeting is that the witnesses' story is shared in other houses nationwide. Deputy Ó Caoláin has made a suggestion on which the joint committee will reflect. We will put together a response to both the Minister for Health and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, as well as the two agencies, namely, the Health Service Executive and the Child and Family Agency. The joint committee will follow up with them to ascertain how it can help to prolong the battle to get the points made by the witnesses this morning. Thereafter, the joint committee will reflect on the replies before we ascertain what we can do next. I thank the witnesses again most sincerely. I thank Deputy Lowry for bringing this issue to the joint committee's attention. I genuinely thank Paul and Conor for their attendance. They have a wonderful mum and they should appreciate her. Well done.