The women harmed by Neary came forward and spoke of their distress and how they still wonder why he did it. Represented by the group Patient Focus, some patients - though not all - have received compensation for what happened to them at the Lourdes Hospital Drogheda. Although much of what is in the Lourdes Inquiry report was already known, the Inquiry brought it to a much wider audience. As a result of the outcry following the publication of the report, the Irish Medical Council pressed to introduce new legislation that would allow them more power to find and stop any doctor who is performing poorly. They also introduced stricter Competence Assurance rules for doctors.