Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not expect the Taoiseach to know every detail as that would be completely unreasonable. This is one of the biggest public health scandals in recent years and the Taoiseach should know about it. Now that he does, I am not accepting that he will fob it off on the Minister for Health. I expect the Taoiseach to follow up on some of the issues.

Knowledge about the dangers of adjuvant vaccinations for young people, in particular, has been available from the World Health Organisation since 2007. The HSE and the Irish Medicines Board, now the Health Products Regulatory Authority, were aware in 2009 of the increased dangers of the Pandemrix vaccination.

This was on the agenda in the first ministerial briefing from the Minister for Health almost a year ago. In the minutes of the briefing it was stated that disclosure of the documentation would be a priority for last year. The documentation has not been disclosed.

The State Claims Agency will be in court on 23 May. Will the Taoiseach instruct it to bring forward the documentation to assist people in their fight for justice, given the very serious health consequences for the individuals concerned? Over 80 cases have been diagnosed in what is a completely avoidable catastrophe. The matter is very serious and I expect the Taoiseach to have a hands-on approach.

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