Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman. I thank the witnesses for coming before us. First, I wish to praise Ms Vicky Phelan, the lady at the centre of this who brought this debacle to life. She is very courageous and brave and I send her the best wishes of all the members here today.

As the only female Member of the Oireachtas from Cork, I have been inundated with calls from women all over Cork in the past few days. There has been a significant loss of confidence in the health system and in smear testing. There have been major blunders, one after the other. What steps will be taken to restore confidence in the system so that the women of Ireland can have confidence in it?