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I ask the member to remember what we are talking about here. We are talking about the installation of devices that the experts have told us could potentially save lives.
From the governmental point of view—and specifically, as I said, from the legal directorate’s point of view—that created intense pressure in that period and led to a dilemma for me in having to manage limited resources.
However, if the Government could find a way to work and act in that way, it would be the gold standard and it would work like the best of the private sector. I will come back on a couple of points.