Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Louise O'Reilly mentioned the discrepancy in Ms Vicky Phelan's smear. I believe that Ms Phelan's solicitor outlined on the media last night that it was not a case that a second set of eyes missed the abnormalities. My understanding from the media reports, and I am sure a solicitor would not say the incorrect thing on national media, was that the difference between the smear where her diagnosis was and the re-audited smear where it had been missed was very obvious.