Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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In 1998, Ann would have turned 18. We need to figure this out and the delegates must be clear on it. Once Ann reached the age of majority, what was the status of the then health board in terms of its duty of care and what was the status of her family? I am raising this very particularly because the delegates are going to very great lengths to emphasise these were private arrangements. It is actually very reminiscent of the Magdalen laundries, this private arrangement carry-on. The initial statement looks to me kind of dishonourable in that it wishes to hang the culpability for all of this around the neck of Ann's family, that they were negligent in not intervening and not bringing this situation to an end.

That is the impression I have from the statement and from Mr. O'Brien's comments so far.