Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We have been told that in July 2017 a concern was raised by one consultant in Limerick. I stand corrected, but the information we received less than two hours ago states that was with regard to three women. I am open to correction but, as I said, I just read it the same as Deputy Kelly did. It is my understanding that it is in relation to three women. The consultant agreed reluctantly to engage with these three women. That still does not answer the question how it escalated, or rather the problem that it was not escalated, and how it went from being known in October that there were some issues to alarm bells ringing suddenly in July that this was a major widespread issue.