Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is neither, because Deputy Kenny's premise is incorrect. As usual, he brings forward some unrelated section of another Act and suggests that we should do the same in this case, as if all circumstances are the same. The clinical indemnity scheme relates to adverse incidents in hospitals, where clinicians are involved. They have to refer it on to the State Claims Agency. The issues we are dealing with here relate to child care legislation. Not only that, but many cases are the subject of in camera court proceedings where, under court order, those proceedings and the circumstances relating them cannot be made public. That is a totally different issue.

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