Dr. Tony Holohan:

I thank the Chair and the committee for the opportunity to appear before it. People will form their own judgments. We have always done our best and tried to make the calls as honestly as we could and did so in good faith. I believe I am speaking for everybody involved in NPHET - and there are 32 of them to answer an earlier question - when I say it is a privilege to be involved in a position such as this and to be able to influence and provide some support and help. We take seriously the job and the opportunity to speak to the committee and have our voices out there, not as an end in itself but as a means for the public to be able to hear and inform themselves on the risks they take. We thank the committee for giving us opportunities and for the discussion we have had this morning.