Mr. Tony O'Brien:

There were discussions last Friday week which led to the briefing from CervicalCheck to the SIMT on the day of its establishment but that information was not conveyed. In other words, the understanding was given that the 1,482 related to the totality of the cancers to be audited. That was the basis on which the Minister's officials briefed him and on which my officials briefed me. Last Tuesday afternoon, my chief clinical officer reported that the SIMT had determined that there were other cancers - the National Cancer Registry Ireland cancers. I knew probably an hour before the Minister but I was aware that the Minister's officials were going to brief him immediately.

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