Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue in the manner he has done so. I understand fully, as he eloquently articulated in the House some weeks ago, his personal experience of this entire situation in respect of his own child. That is a valuable input into the debate on this issue. I anticipate and expect a report to be published at the end of the week. It is important it is published and that in parallel with the publication of the report, it is accompanied by a very robust and comprehensive response from the entire health system. That is what is required here in the interests of the parents and children affected. We have to put the children and families at the centre of our response and at the centre of how we deal with this.

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