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

Could I deal with the issue of numbers? I was a little concerned when I heard Dr. Murphy say that up to 10,000 women may have had mesh used and that procedure followed, yet only slightly more than 100 people have attended specialist clinics. We heard earlier this morning that there is concern that a large number of women have gone through the procedure who feel that they have not received the required follow-up care. Does Dr. Murphy not think that there is evidently something missing? She referred to 190 people making initial contact. She also referred to various figures, including that approximately 10% have had adverse outcomes as a result of the procedure. I calculate that 10% of 10,000 is 1,000, yet only 100 people have attended the clinics.