Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is why the Government is determined to get it right. It is about getting all the information and facts so as to restore confidence in the cervical cancer screening programme. We must do that. That brave woman, Emma Mhic Mhathúna, was part of the HPV vaccine advertisement. It shows what we must do and that illustrates the importance of the scoping inquiry. We must get all the information so people like Senator Ruane do not have to come in here and tell her story of sitting in her house, worrying and wondering. There are so many other people affected, including sisters, wives, mothers and girlfriends. This is unprecedented.

The Government cares about what happens.Those of us on this side of the House are as angry and upset as those Members on the other side who have spoken. We also understand that this is about people and that what has happened is unacceptable. We feel every bit as let down as other Senators but the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health, as well as all members of the Government, are committed to ensuring that we get the full facts and that we hold people to account.

Senator Daly is right when he says that the system must hold people to account. That is why the issue of Apple is very disappointing.