Mr. Mark Molloy:

We had that as well. Originally, we asked if this could be given over the telephone because we were given a very short timeframe to respond. We were told it had to be submitted in writing by a particular date. We worked through a 36-hour session and submitted it at 11.56 p.m. one night to get it in on time and meet the HSE date so it would get back to us on time. The HSE just dragged it out.

When the Savita Halappanavar story broke, it became very apparent to us that we were being paid lip service and being dragged along. I described this in the past as an attrition policy. Eventually, if people are worn down, they will go away. We got to that stage a couple of times. We were asking questions and sending an e-mail at 4 a.m., saying, "Jesus, we cannot do this any more". I will get upset when I say this but Mark hung on longer than he should have to be born alive, the one minute of life he had. We said there was no way we would give up on it.