Seanad debates
Wednesday, 13 November 2002
Lindsay Tribunal Report: Motion.
I will draw just one comparison between the report and the interim Flood report. Unlike Mr. Justice Flood, Judge Lindsay was bereft of sharp teeth and had no mechanism to name and shame. I regret that was the case. Yesterday's debate was justifiably very heated. As Senator Ryan pointed out, discussion of the interim Flood report is bound to be politically charged for good reason. Money and planning, no matter how grave the issues in question, do not equate with the loss of a single human life, not to speak of 79 lives. It saddens me that 260 people were infected due to this blunder. I agree with Senator Maurice Hayes that we must examine how this terrible tragedy occurred. The report is just the first rung on the ladder. If those who are suffering took no solace from the report, I hope their day will come and the ghosts will be laid to rest. We must ensure we benefit from the lessons we are learning from the Lindsay tribunal and, most of all, never allow it to happen again.
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