David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Earlier, when I put the question of admission of liability, Mr. Connaghan said that he understood the moral thinking behind the question. That is fine but we are not here to discuss either his moral thinking or mine for that matter. We are here to discuss process failures which led to potential liability and what the cost might be to the State. I understand that he might not have the full details of each case. In the case of Emma Nic Mhathúna, however, Mr. Connaghan clarified and accepted that there is liability on the part of the HSE and that an element of what happened was due, perhaps, to medical negligence - he does not have full details in that regard - and that another aspect involved her not being informed of the result of her smear test on foot of non-disclosure. A monetary value was attributed in respect of the latter in court. How many of the other 221 women were not informed of the results of their smear tests?