Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No, I am not finished. Mr. O'Brien said at the end of his statement that this matter was a personal blow to him. I would like to make it very clear to you, Mr. O'Brien, that this is not about you. You are the last person that this is about. It is about the women of Ireland who have, yet again, been let down by the health service and by you because you are at the top and you are in charge.

Can anyone tell me who owns the slides, the slides that have bits of my cervix on them in America? Who owns them? If we end the contract can we retrieve the slides for audit purposes?

When a company pays €2.5 million without contesting it then it is obvious that the company has calculated the sum in advance and multiplied 2.5 million people by 208. Does Mr. O'Brien think that handing over €2.5 million to 208 people could indicate, without an inquiry, that the laboratory knew that it was not up to scratch?

Can Dr. Coffey explain his job to us now, if he does not mind?