Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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He has asked the question of me so I want to clarify. It is a request for me. I did not ask the question. It is very simple. In respect of National Cancer Registry Ireland, I think the Minister gave a figure of 1,621 cases. Of those, a large proportion probably got cancer directly and were not part of the screening process. There is also a proportion that was part of a screening process or some process through various other pathways and avenues. The fact that this information was not part of the audit meant that if there were issues, and proportionately we must work off the other set of figures, some of those women may have had issues relating to screening which as a consequence were not being picked in the subsequent audit and did not get interventions so their lives were put at risk.