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

I am not aware of the detail of any individual case before the courts and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on it. What I do know is that people who were victims of thalidomide received compensation from the German manufacturing company that produced it. One of the difficulties that arises is that any compensation that would come from Irish authorities would be placed against the payments given by the German company. That is one of the problems in going to arbitration.

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