David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On three occasions, I have called for John Gleeson to appear before this committee. I hope very much that he will be before the committee next week. He should have been here today. My understanding is that John Gleeson was one of those who was central to the circular we had a lot of discussion on, which was then sent to consultants. He is also central to drafting this memo. We have gone beyond expressing outrage at this point. I do not think when I look across at some of the people here that they really understand why we are outraged and concerned. I get blank responses when I look across. I will finish on this because I do not really have anything more to say; if I were any of the women who suffered because of this scandal and who are shocked, fearful and angry, I would be absolutely disgusted by the mindset within the HSE. Writing this memo was about containment and concern about the media reaction rather than for the welfare of the women. Shame on those who did that. Absolute shame on them.