Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not know anything about the details of that specific case, so it would be improper for me to comment on it. It relates, obviously, to a vaccine rather than the issue of cervical cancer screening, but I appreciate it is part of the bigger issue of how we deal with medical harm and medical negligence.

The last time I studied that topic and got a briefing on it, my understanding was that there was not sufficient epidemiological evidence - or scientific evidence, to make a long word sensible - to show that that vaccine caused the harms that were claimed, but I will take a look at that again because it is not something I have had an engagement on in at least two years.

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