Day 189 of The Tribunal
TRIBUNAL OF INQUIRY Monday 19th November 2001 Day 189 The Irish Haemophilia Society delivered its Final Submission. Mr. Martin Hayden S.C. made the submission on behalf of the Society. The Society’s submissions addressed the role of the BTSB; it set out a series of civil, constitutional and criminal standards by which the behaviour of those under investigation should be judged. The submission examined the BTSB’s financial circumstances during the 1970s and 1980s and the issue of the BTSB’s insolvency and how financial matters impinged upon its actions. The submission examined the role of the Department of Health and the National Drugs Advisory Board. It examined the role of Professor Temperley and Dr Cotter. It looked at the issue of medical treatment provided for persons with haemophilia. It examined the expert evidence adduced before the Tribunal. It looked at the role of the pharmaceutical companies and in particular Armour Pharmaceutical. The Society made a submission on its own role in the matters under investigation and set out its recommendations with regard to persons with haemophilia, medical practice, the Virus Reference Laboratory and the Department of Health.
