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

It is amazing that it is going on so long and there has been no improvement. In fact, we are going backwards. There is significant interest, as Mr. McCallion probably heard. On "Morning Ireland" earlier, it was the first item. That does not happen easily. The public is really holding on to this. The HSE is probably doing its best but it is going on so long now that it should be improving rather than deteriorating.

The Minister is not here to defend himself. Did he get it wrong by inviting women to be tested without having been called for testing? Obviously, he did not think it through. Even his officials recommended not going down this road. Does Mr. Breslin think the Minister got it wrong?