Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The key issue is the safety of the troops. We know from other countries that there have been huge psychotic disorders. We know from Roche that hallucinations, psychosis, suicide, suicidal thoughts and self-endangering behaviour have been reported and the drug may induce potentially serious neuropsychiatric disorders. The difficulty is that many people are asking why the Minister is adopting this position and if it is because of potential court cases. We always seem to adopt this approach of defending the State first and Joe Citizen second. That has been the pattern-----

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