Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the evidence for the view that the pharmaceutical industry is paying individuals, anyone with a HSE contract will note that it clearly sets out that he or she is not entitled to receive any funding from a third party. Therefore, it is serious if there is an allegation that someone is in breach of contract, which he or she technically would be in the circumstances described. On what evidence is the allegation based? The evidence is very much anecdotal rather than factual. I agree with the Chairman that we should send the correspondence to the Department of Health and that it should come back to us with a detailed response, but I would like to ascertain where we should go to try to establish evidence for what is alleged to be occurring.