Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I did not intend to suggest that the tragic deaths of the parents of the Dunne family were distinguishable from the Kelly Fitzgerald case. I was trying to underline that, as Mr. Justice Seán Ryan alludes to in his report, where a conviction has already been achieved there are fewer constraints on the publication of matters causing reputational damage. The publication of the Kelly Fitzgerald report was facilitated for that reason. My legal advice is that the publication of the Monageer report in full would result in reputational damage. I believe the extent of its publication ensures that we have as much information as possible about how this tragedy came about. We lose sight of that in concentrating on matters which are of importance to Members of this House rather than on what we need to learn from the report in regard to our responsibilities as members of the public and health professionals.

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