Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the same issue, can the Taoiseach explain to us why it is that Ruth Morrissey discovered the fact of this appeal through the media? Can he explain to us how it was that nobody had the decency or the common sense to contact her directly or to contact her legal representative?

Whatever the legal twists and turns of this appeal and whatever way the Government might pursue the laboratory, can we have a guarantee from the Taoiseach that the award made to Ms Morrissey is secure and indemnified? We need that clarity. Certainly, Ms Morrissey and her family deserve no less than that assurance. Why was there no contact with her in advance? Why does Ms Morrissey read of this news in the newspaper? What about the award made to her? Is it safe? Is it secure?

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