Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On the one hand the Minister of State says he cannot say anything as it is the subject of litigation but he then says there is nothing to see here and that we should move on. He is missing the point that sworn public testimony has been given, by one member of the Defence Forces after another, in which they categorically state that the guidelines issued with regard to the prescription of this type of medication were not followed. Defence Forces personnel did not receive face-to-face consultation and in many instances medical records, which were available to the Defence Forces and gave information of mental health issues, were not taken into account before the soldiers were prescribed Lariam.

The Minister of State repeated, verbatim, the standard line we got from his predecessor, Deputy Coveney, that everything was grand and there had been an assessment but what steps he has taken to verify that what he says is the case as against the sworn testimonies of others which state the complete opposite?

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