John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We will contact the HSE and its chairman. Depending on the circumstances in the Dáil, we will try to meet next Tuesday at 11.30 a.m. or 12 o'clock to determine if we can have the HSE before us to go through this issue.

In the meantime, the HSE should reflect on the fact that this has gone on since 1983 and that it was given information in 1993. We have to continue to remember it is vulnerable, mentally challenged individuals we are talking about. When one considers that, the HSE has not responded as one would have expected. This today shows up in full light the culture that exists in the HSE of circling the wagons, as members said, hiding behind all sorts of excuses, lies, misrepresentation and giving misleading statements.

Those who are employed by the HSE who now seem to deny that they were even told to give an apology, according to Deputy Deasy-----