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

I thank the witnesses for attending and the time they have devoted to this very important subject. I acknowledge the stress they and their families and friends have been put through.

Arising from Deputy Louise O'Reilly's earlier question on whether there was a 10% - or a more vague - conclusion arising from the tests, when was the group told how imprecise the system was? If a system has a 30% variation between one and the other, the people concerned are entitled to be told. They were not told. The ridiculous excuses that were given at the time caused a great trauma and difficulty for the people concerned and their wider circle. As Ms Walsh stated, different action could have been taken if that information had been made available. How did the group react when the question was asked about the accuracy of the test?