Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

His or her good name cannot be taken away without a fitness to practise inquiry taking place. Under this Bill, people will have the right to go to the courts if they believe they were not given fair play. They will have the right to appeal to the courts where these matters are ultimately determined. When the Senator talks about a person's innocence, a fitness to practise inquiry can recommend that a person is struck off, censured or whatever. That would be a matter of public record. If there is no censure and the inquiry finds the doctor has no case to answer, there is no record anywhere of a negative against the doctor.