Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

I thank all those who spoke on this motion. There have been no attempts whatsoever on this side of the House to overestimate the problem that we face. I warn those on the opposite benches especially that we should not underestimate the scale of the issue. I presume the Minister read the interim report. Last night she was appalled at our motion and described our press release as extremely alarmist. However, we were quoting from the interim report of Dr. Maeve Martin, which is where the motion's contents originated; that point must be made.

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