Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise to the Deputy if she feels that the answer I read was not adequate. However, I cannot answer the specific questions she asked. All I can do is read the material I have been given. It does not set out the specific pattern of what exactly happened in this case. I have taken note of a number of the concerns raised by the Deputy and I will bring them back to the Minister. I will ask for more comprehensive information on the individuals who have been affected by this case of TB, particularly staff members, to be given to Deputy Connolly as soon as possible. If I had the relevant information in front of me to enable me to answer the questions asked by the Deputy, I would give that information to her. I just do not have it. There is no point in me pretending that I have it because I do not have it. I will ask the Minister and his officials to contact the Deputy to outline the exact information they have received from the hospital in respect of the cases that have been mentioned.

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