Ms Vicky Phelan:

They were hoping I would settle and sign off on a non-disclosure agreement, and just go off and never be heard from again. That confidentiality clause is included in the laboratory's contract. The State Claims Agency said there was nothing it could do because this is part of the contract between the laboratory and the HSE. I totally disagree with that. I see now that the Taoiseach said another nine cases are pending where the State Claims Agency is going to stand in and get indemnified against the laboratory, which I am glad to see, but why, in my case, did it try to fight it? That is what I would like to know.