Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I also wish to send my solidarity and good wishes and those of my party to Patricia and Damien, who, I am sure, wanted to be private people, rather than being in a scenario in which this kind of statement is being made by the Taoiseach. I am pleased that he has made it in this public forum and on the record. It is so important that there is some meaning in these kinds of statements. We cannot continue to see these failures. We must put the systems in place to make sure they are eliminated to the extent that they can be eliminated.

I send our good wishes to this family.

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