Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One of the things that created a problem was the imprecise nature of the cervical smear test. We discussed it last evening on the basis that nobody really knows if we have accuracy, or at least we do not. I speak for myself. A range between 70% and 100% allows for a wide margin of error. It is a bit like an opinion poll which has a margin of error. Are the witnesses satisfied, given the margin of error, that vague and nebulous area, that we can go forward with absolute confidence in the system, that it will work in the future and that we will not have to revisit this particular issue?