Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, the Minister's expression of no confidence in CervicalCheck management led to women having a lack of confidence in the programme in general and in the process of the programme. That is what led to the demand for an out-of-cycle smear. The issue was non-disclosure of the audit as opposed to the working of the programme. It has been, is and will be a successful programme. As Deputy O'Connell mentioned, 65,000 women are walking around today, having had early changes identified and having been treated successfully. It was the expression of no confidence in CervicalCheck that led to the controversy. Is that one of the errors that the Minister has admitted to making? Was that one of the critical errors he made?