Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The point is that it will be a stain on the entire industry if this issue is not dealt with properly and if people are not looked after. Let us consider the harrowing case of Kate Flynn in Waterford. I am sure the Minister of State is aware of Ms Flynn's case. I spoke with her again this morning and she is distraught at the lack of clarity. Her partner and her friend's partner were killed in a head-on collision involving a drunk driver in 2009. She was left with a five-month-old baby girl at that time who lost her father in the accident. They received a court award but it has not been paid because the drunk driver was a Setanta policyholder. These are the issues with which we are dealing. That is the human reality of this issue not being resolved. People were waiting for the Supreme Court judgment in the expectation that they would finally have clarity and know where they stand. It seems that there are more questions now than there were previously. I am not even hearing empathy from the Government. I am not hearing that it is the Government's objective that 100% of the claims will be covered. What are we saying this morning to Kate Flynn and others who are caught up in this? I do not know what to say to them.