Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I never said that. What I am saying is that there was no process or oversight in place from the point of view of managing the contract, the management of the labs and the outsourcing of work by the latter. Dr. Scally stated that previously. In this report, he is going to examine both sides of that equation, the oversight as well as the situation within the labs. I look forward to that. It is a real issue and we get many questions about it. In reply to a parliamentary question I tabled recently, the Minister referred to Dr. Scally discovering that there was more outsourcing from labs to other labs. Is the Department of Health or the HSE reviewing the contracts with the labs? I am aware of the extension of coverage some months ago and of all of the issues, but is there any review of the contracts as a consequence of what Dr. Scally is now finding?

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