Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will be distinct with my questions. I am conscious in putting questions about process and cost that there is a human side to this issue and women who face a struggle every day, some in serious health difficulties. I want to send solidarity greetings to all of them. As a committee, we have a job to do. Our remit is to examine spend and value for money. If a mistake is made in the spending of State money, we have to follow up on it. That is the reason we focus on these issues but we are conscious of the human side of the matter as well.

Information we received from the National Treasury Management Agency, NTMA, on the national incident management system sets out the number of cases being taken under different categories. Under the heading, National Screening Service, it shows that there are 22 claims, 20 active, one closed and one potential claim. This information was provided a number of weeks ago. I am assuming that information has changed as Emma Mhic Mhathúna has since settled. Of the 22 claims listed, how many are still active?

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