Seanad debates
Wednesday, 13 November 2002
Lindsay Tribunal Report: Motion.
The resolve of the victims and their supporting groups in coping with the magnitude of this tragic train of events deserves our utmost support. I commend the Irish Haemophilia Society for its Trojan efforts on behalf of the victims over the years and the participation of its members in the tribunal. Their courage is an example to us all. It is so sad that they have not been able to get satisfaction from this report. They are the people who suffered, those who count above all else. It seems they must battle on to achieve their goals. This report is not the text they were promised when the tribunal was put in train. The source of 95% of infection was apparently outside the remit of the tribunal. Can we be satisfied with the report of this tribunal, which in essence was in a position to investigate the remaining 5%? The Irish Haemophilia Society is not satisfied and it is they and their families who really matter.
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