Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am sure the Senator has had an opportunity to read the draft code I published, chapter 5 of which deals with the review and updating of records and guidelines. While the system will probably not be full-proof, it is a fairly good and robust approach to the issue.

The issue here is not solely one of knowledge. We knew many things we did not want to hear. In one famous incident, a former Taoiseach told people who took a contrarian view that they could kill themselves. It is not all simply about having information. Many people wanted to party on, as another senior politician stated at the time, and did not want to hear that dark days could lie ahead. This is a societal issue that goes well beyond access to information.