Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What I would like to see of course is a situation where everyone would be entitled. Unfortunately, that is not the case. The Minister has made the exception in respect of some specific areas of need, in particular children with cancer symptoms, only in the very relatively recent past. We are not only looking at the 130 young women of whom we know - there are possibly many more - but also their families, some of which have had their lives suspended. Work and other opportunities in the fulfilment of life's hopes have been set aside in order to provide the supports and care for their daughters. It is imperative that some measure of recognition and some realistic reach-out be organised. It is not good enough just to reject their strong beliefs regarding the underlying causes of their daughters' conditions.

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