Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

That is the argument the Attorney General made in this case. I repeat the Government is by no means pessimistic about losing this case tomorrow. I have learned from experience that one case can cause much disquiet and upset and that over this weekend, were this case to go down and were one very sick person to be discharged home or into the community in such circumstances, there would be much concern for that patient and perhaps secondary concerns in a minority of cases for other people. The risk is too high to take, which is the reason the Government is dealing with it in this fashion.