Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy is taking the words I had written down here. The money that has been spent is actually frightening given it is having no effect. Something needs to change if an agency is spending the money that is being spent. Eight deaths a day is a frightening statistic for something that is so easily preventable. To be spending that kind of money, and those kinds of statistics are still appearing, then something has to change. As we said earlier, I have no issue whatsoever in any campaign with money being spent, but if any other campaign such as for cancer awareness or road accidents, if there were eight deaths a day and that kind of money was being spent with no results, there would be absolute uproar in this country.

Coming back to the bone that the HSE is throwing, I can assure Mr. Hughes that if the HSE comes in here we will try to prevent that ever happening to the campaign group again. I agree with the Deputies that the HSE will come in. The witnesses are welcome to come to the Gallery and we will try to get answers for them.

I propose that, as a small gesture, we hold something in the audiovisual room to try to raise awareness among other Deputies and Senators in the Houses. Is that agreed? Agreed. With Irish Sepsis Foundation representatives, we will organise for them to come in for an hour someday.

Do any members have any more questions? No. Does Mr. Hughes or Ms O'Mahony wish to make a closing statement?