Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Like other members, I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee today and for remaining with us into the afternoon to acknowledge the seriousness of the issue and the manner in which it affects women's health, for whom it is a very serious issue. Some of them, unfortunately, have passed on and some are still with us. We should take this opportunity to wish them well. Given the events of the past few years that have come to public notice in recent times, have any specific lessons been learned which could be applied to the operation and delivery of health services in the future, with particular reference to acute and sensitive areas such as this?