Dr. Tony Holohan:

What the Deputy has said about what I said yesterday is incorrect. I did not say that yesterday. I said it was fair and reasonable not to escalate the fact of knowledge of a clinical audit and plans to disclose to patients. That is what was known in 2016. It was fair and reasonable not to escalate that to the Minister because it was something in the category of potential. What has come to light in recent weeks, which the Deputy is conflate with this, is the fact that that information was not disclosed. It was not fair and reasonable not to disclose that information. That is not my view, it never was my view, and I never said what the Deputy said.