David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. O'Brien does know that Vicky Phelan's legal team has accused the HSE of a cover-up. One reason is this circular which, as we said, gave discretion to GPs. At no point, at the time the circular was issued, did the HSE as a corporate body decide that all patients must or should be informed. It is amazing that even today, as Mr. O'Brien sits here, he is not in a position to tell me exactly who drafted the circular and who the individuals were because I suspect that they are the same people to whom he referred in answer to Deputy Jonathan O'Brien's question. They are still working in organisation and, furthermore, now central to the examination being carried out and the solutions being put in place.