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

There surely must have been some movement in the tall grass, for want of a better description, before it became a public issue in a negative fashion. There must have been some indication to somebody involved that this would cause a problem, there were going to be questions asked about it and they were not going to be helpful. In view of the facts that Tony Holohan had given such a commitment to the State and the services at a crucial time, would it not have been advisable at that stage to change tack and use a different system or be conscious of the fact that in these circumstances, situations have a tendency to grow in content and effect and it might be better to go a different route?