John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is worth putting on the record again that when this was dealt with initially in the 1990s, the Garda was involved and files were sent to the DPP, but there were never any prosecutions. It was investigated. This is the second time around with this. Time badly limits the effect of a criminal prosecution. For the sake of justice and getting answers for the families involved, I am beginning to think that because of the effect time will ultimately have on these criminal investigations and potential prosecutions, the only recourse that these families will ultimately have is an independent investigation from which the HSE is completely removed. At this point, it deserves the HSE's removal from the issue completely. That is the only way these individuals and their families will have any recourse to justice and fair play.