Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I understand that. We now know there was an email in November 2016 and there was no follow-up, for which Dr. Duff has apologised. I accept that and it is not a major issue for me. We now know that on 8 February, Dr. Scally wrote to Dr. Duff when he found out about this. I have already asked Dr. Duff to provide all communication from Dr. Scally, his team, either department, including the parent department, and-or the HSE or cervical teams to the committee. I ask the witnesses to tell us now if they have any issue with any of that.

I cannot be any more direct or specific. I want to know on what date INAB, as the accreditation body responsible, gave MedLab's Manchester operation accreditation. We have heard several dates, namely, 13 February, 17 or 18 of April, another date in May and 30 May. Unless I hear a specific date on which INAB gave MedLab accreditation, I want to say on the record that INAB is unable to provide us with a date on which it accredited the Manchester lab. I want to be contradicted here and now by being told the exact date on which the Manchester lab was accredited. It is a basic thing and the public deserves to know that information. Furthermore, it is incredible if there is no date. It is not believable that there is not a date on which the accreditation was given by an accredited body in this State.