Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is something I am particularly interested in because I think around 25% of lung cancers are caught due to completely unrelated issues. People go in to have a routine operation on their toe or something and the medical staff happen to catch lung cancer at stage 3 or stage 4 at which point the prognosis is very poor. There is real potential with the lung cancer screening given what is happening in the UK and we should keep an eye on it.

The HSE has a fairly robust whistleblower policy. It is something that comes up not very regularly but it does come up. What would Mr. Gloster's approach be to protected disclosures and whistleblowers? When we hear from them they feel very aggrieved and it can be a very difficult process. What is the cultural approach to those people who feel they want to come forward for something that could potentially be long before Mr. Gloster's time? How will he be approaching this in the system as it stands?