Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion
9:00 am
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Was a flag not raised when 120 letters went out and there was no adverse reaction, as recorded in the minutes? Much of what we are discussing here has to do with us looking at information that should have had a red flag. The HSE team seemed completely unconcerned. Now, that HSE team seems concerned with apologising and telling us that with hindsight it would, of course, have been different. However, the witness and her colleagues are not paid for their hindsight. They are paid to take action when an issue comes up. An adverse reaction was expected. There was no adverse reaction and yet nobody thought to question it. If that is the case-----
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