Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I put the details on the record at the beginning. We issued patient information leaflets and told people that this vaccine was as safe as the flu vaccine and that it was clinically tested, but it was not. As Mr. Breen said, it might not be as simple as I am putting it, but equally, it is not as grave as he is putting it back to me in response. We are talking about a finite number of children who will be adults, at the pace we are going, before they will see any recourse, regardless of whether they win in court. If the State Claims Agency was a little more proactive, it would save money on legal costs and potentially reduce the cost to the State over-----