Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When one is corresponding with someone, it is very useful to be very honest with him or her. I accept the findings of the MacCraith report, which is very clear about what I knew and when I knew it, in full. Most importantly, I am excited by its recommendations in terms of how we can make CervicalCheck even more responsive to women. Mr. Reid and I, along with the CervicalCheck staff in Limerick, believe that the idea that someone would have to ring the Minister's office to find out where her smear test is constitutes a sign that we need to really improve how people can track their results. That is what Sharon has helped to unearth. Some of Professor MacCraith's recommendations in that regard are very helpful. They include the idea that women should be able to track electronically. I accept the MacCraith report in full. I thank Sharon Butler Hughes for what she has done and look forward to meeting her.

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