David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is not, with respect. I will go a bit further to make it a bit easier for Mr. Breslin. At the time the circular was issued, the circular that was sent to consultants pertained to, as we now know, 209 women. At that point only a small number of them had been informed. Discretion was given to consultants as to whether they should tell the patients. They knew the scale of it at that point. Mr. Breslin is telling me he is not sure whether his office was informed at that point. When that circular was drafted, agreed and then sent to consultants, Mr. Breslin is not sure whether his office actually received any communication.