Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion

Photo of Michael HartyMichael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Scally may tell me this is not a fair question, but I would like to put it to him anyway. In a recent judgment, Mr. Justice Cross spoke about absolute confidence in the reading of smears and stated that if there is any doubt in the mind of the smear reader, it should not be deemed a normal smear. Does Dr. Scally have any comment on how that will be viewed? I am aware that the judgment is under appeal and I am not asking Dr. Scally to comment on the case. How does the term "absolute confidence" fit into-----

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