Mr. Jim Breslin:

My point is that this is not a question of proof. If we were to put up a hurdle of proof, that would not be the response that should be given in this situation. The response should be proportionate and in line with the underlying condition, regardless of where the origins of the condition lie. It is a separate, subsequent and perhaps a parallel process to try to establish what its origins are. I have no clinical evidence that the origins could be related to the vaccine. It could be coincidental. It really does not matter in terms of the underlying condition. If somebody has it and is experiencing it in that way, I would want them to be met by the health service in a compassionate way with a range of responses. I would be happy to take the details and see what has happened in this instance.